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Burgher People from Sri Lanka ~ Ceylon

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Profiles

  • Pieter Philip Juriaan Quint Ondaatje (1758 - 1818)
    Pieter Philip Jurriaan Quint Ondaatje (born in Colombo, 18 June 1758 – died in Batavia, 30 April 1818) was an illustrious Dutch patriot and influential revolutionary politician at the end of the 18th c...
  • John Leonard Kalenburg Van Dort (1831 - 1898)
    John Leonard Kalenberg van Dort, commonly known as J. L. K. van Dort, was a 19th-century Ceylonese artist of Dutch Burgher descent. Wikipedia Artwork Collection at Leiden University
  • George Edward Claessen (1909 - 1999)
    George Claessen (5 May 1909 – 1 May 1999) was a Sri Lankan artist and poet whose art was characterised by his mystical outlook and beliefs. He was a founding member of the Colombo ‘43 Group. Claessen ...
  • Clifford Maxwell Foenander (1934 - 2000)
    Cliff Foenander (1934 – 21 November 2000) was a Sri Lankan musician who performed in South East Asia and Las Vegas. He grew up in Colombo, and in the 1950s he started performing in clubs and dances aro...

Burgher People from SRI LANKA

Of Dutch ‧ Portuguese ‧ German ‧ British ‧ Swedish ‧ Norwegian ‧ French ‧ Irish roots & origin during 16th-20th centuries

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Famous profiles by profession or skills

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ACADEMIA

  • F.A.R. "Happy" GOMESZ ‧ ‧ FFARCS (Eng ‧ Consultant anaesthetics & Pain Relief ‧
  • Desmond Sylveer KOELMEYER ‧ ‧ FCMA‧UK ‧ FCPA‧Australia ‧ Bcom Spe-Hon ‧ FICM ‧ Former CEO Orix Factors Ltd. Freemason ‧
  • E.O. Eustace PEREIRA ‧ 1907-1988 ‧ founding Dean‧Fac.of Engineering‧University of Ceylon
  • Wendy WHATMORE ‧ ‧ SL ‧ educationist ‧

ART

  • Jean Arasanayagam-SOLOMONS ‧ 1931-2019 ‧ poet/painter
  • Ivor BAPTISTE ‧ ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ artist/painter
  • Geoff BELING ‧ 1907-1992 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ painter/member ‘43 Group
  • George CLAESSEN ‧ 1909-1999 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ painter/poet/member ‘43 Group
  • Aubrey COLLETTE ‧ 1920-1992 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ cartoonist/member ‘43 group
  • William Henry Jan COOKE ‧ 1911-1977 ‧ artist/architect ‧ & Ellen Casperz ‧ educationist
  • Anthony P. HOPMAN ‧ ‧ artist/specializing: wildlife & portraits ‧ Sri Lanka
  • George Percival Sproule KEYT ‧ 1901-1993 ‧ painter/poet/member ‘43 Group ‧ MBE
  • Jake OORLOFF ‧ ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ theater practitioner
  • Rodney PRESURE ‧ ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ artist/politician
  • Barbara SANSONI ‧ 1928-2022 ‧ artist
  • John Leonard Kalenberg van DORT ‧ 1831-1898 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ 19th c. illustrator and painter
  • Shanie van DORT ‧ neo-expressionist painter
  • Lionel George Henricus WENDT ‧ 1900-1944 ‧ photographer/founder ‘43 Group

AUTHOR

  • Tessa BARTHOLOMEUSZ ‧ 1958-2001 ‧ phd professor Religious Studies/author ‧ USA
  • Richard L. BROHIER ‧ 1892-1980 ‧ historical author: Changing Face of Colombo 1505-1972
  • Conrad FELSINGER ‧ 1908 ‧ ornithologist and author/book: It Was The Babblers' Nest
  • Michelle de KRETSER ‧ 1957 ‧ Australian author/books: The Hamilton Case ‧ Questions of Travel
  • Carl MULLER ‧ 1935-2019 ‧ author/books: The Jam Fruit Tree ‧ the Yakada Yaka ‧ Children of the Lion
  • Philip Michael ONDAATJE ‧ 1943 ‧ poet/author: The English Patient
  • Rosemary Rogers-JANSZ ‧ 1932-2019 ‧ author romance-novels ‧ USA ‧ NY-Times best-sellers list
  • Merlyn SWAN ‧ broadcaster ‧ writer
  • Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SAMARASINHA ‧ 1975 ‧ poet/activist
  • Vivimarie VANDERPOORTEN ‧ x ‧ poet ‧ winner Gratiaen Prize 2009 ‧

BUSINESS

  • Neil BROHIER ‧ hotelier ‧
  • Kenneth HONTER ‧ sr advertising personality ‧
  • Rodney J. KOELMEYER ‧ chairman ‧ managing director Superlink Travels
  • Gerard "Gem" MILHUISEN ‧ 1913 ‧ hotelier ‧
  • Roger Keith MODDER -1- ‧ executive V-Pres. & chief operating Officer Virtusa Inc ‧
  • Ivor PATERNOTT ‧ deceased - Sri Lanka ‧ business tycoon ‧
  • Charles Henry de SOYSA ‧ 1836-1890 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ entrepreneur/philanthropist

CHEF

  • Charmaine SOLOMON ‧ chef ‧ writer Asian cookbooks ‧
  • Terrence VANDERSLOT ‧ professional Chef ‧

DANCE

  • Elaine COLE ‧ ‧ Baila dancer
  • Vivil de KAUWE ‧ ‧ founder dance school

ENGINEER

  • Cecil BALMOND ‧ ‧ structural engineer ‧ architectural theoretician ‧

FASHION, MODELING & ACTING

JOURNALISM

  • Frederica JANSZ ‧ x ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ journalist/editor The Sunday Leader
  • Stephen PRINS ‧ x ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ journalist/Sri Lanka Sunday Times
  • Maureen SENEVIRATNE ‧ 1933-2014 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ journalist/writer/human rights activist

MEDICINE

  • Lucien Noel BARTHOLOMEUSZ ‧ 1910-1977 ‧ surgeon ‧ MRCS & FRCS 1947 ‧ MBE 1953
  • John CARNIE ‧ ‧ Chief Medical Officer for the state of Victoria
  • R.L SPITTEL ‧ 1881-1969 ‧ CMG CBE FRCS ‧ Lond ‧ surgeon ‧ wildlife enthusiast ‧ poet ‧ writer ‧ chronicler of the ways of the Vedda

MUSIC

  • Kerrigan La-BROOY ‧ intern. singer ‧ songwriter ‧ entertainer
  • Jason COLE ‧ intern. DJ ‧ music producer ‧
  • Danielle de NIESE ‧ Australian opera singer
  • Hans EBERT ‧ music executive ‧
  • Cliff FOENANDER ‧ 1934-2000 ‧ singer ‧ vocalist of The Fabulous Echoes
  • Robin FOENANDER ‧ Australian folk and country musician ‧ broadcaster
  • Desmond KELLY ‧ musician ‧ Australia ‧
  • Alston KOCH ‧ Australia ‧ musician ‧
  • Douglas MEERWALD ‧ -2003 ‧ big-band singer ‧ vocalist of The Manhattans
  • Nick ONDATJE ‧ inland Empire musician ‧ businessman
  • Keith POTGER ‧ 1941 ‧ musician ‧ member Australian folk group the Seekers ‧ founder the New Seekers ‧
  • Eileen PRINS ‧ 1917-2011 ‧ violinist ‧ founding member of the Symphony Orchestra of Colombo
  • Gresha SCHUILLING ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ musician
  • Guy SEBASTIAN ‧ Australia ‧ singer born in Malaysia of Burgher parents
  • George SIEGERTSZ ‧ deceased ‧ post-WWII musician ‧ Ceylon's Nr 1 whistler with slots on Radio Ceylon
  • Bradley Jude TAYLOR ‧ 1987 ‧ musician ‧ producer
  • Irene VANDERWALL ‧ pianist ‧ founding member of the Symphony Orchestra of Colombo

POLITICS

RELIGION

  • Rev. Allan FRASER ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ clergyman
  • Reverend TOUSSAINT ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ Anglican clergyman

SPORTS

  • Michael BEVAN ‧ 1970 ‧ Australia ‧ cricketer
  • Malcolm BULNER ‧ 1944 ‧ boxer ‧ repr. Sri Lanka in Olympics
  • Bertram HEYN ‧ 1912-1998 ‧ major general & Commander of Ceylon Army ‧ cricket- ‧ field hockey- ‧ rugby player
  • Richard Russell HEYN ‧ 1942-2024 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ cricket ‧ field hockey star
  • Graeme LABROOY ‧ 1964 ‧ former Sri Lanka ‧ cricketer
  • Cdr Eustace Lorenz MATTHYSZ ‧ 1919-1994 ‧ SLN ‧ rugby player ‧ marine engineer
  • Sir Christopher ONDAATJE ‧ 1933 ‧ former athlete ‧ philanthropist
  • Laddy OUTSCHOORN ‧ 1918-1994 ‧ England ‧ cricketer ‧ Worcester Main FC:1946-1959] Cap 1948
  • Rodney PATERNOTT ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ rugby player
  • Koo de SARAM ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ tennis player
  • Iris VANDERZEIL ‧ deceased 2008 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ athletics champion ‧ sports woman of the 1930s and '40s
  • Michael VANDORT ‧ 1980 ‧ Sri Lanka ‧ cricketer
  • Duncan WHITE ‧ 1918-1998 ‧ Sri Lanka~Ceylon ‧ medalist London Olympics 1948

TELEVISION

  • Jamie DURIE ‧ 1970 ‧ horticulturalist ‧ media personality
  • Geoff JANSZ ‧ 1958 ‧ Australia ‧ TV chef

OTHER

  • Delorain BROHIER ‧ historian
  • Frederick DORNHORST ‧ lawyer
  • Gina ZAMPARELLI ‧ Los Angeles based concert promoter ‧ daughter of Maureen HINGERT

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