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Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne, Gate Mudaliyar, JP, (Sinhala: එඩ්මන්ඩ් රෝලන්ඩ් ජයතිලක ගුණරත්න) was a Ceylonese British colonial-era administrator and a literary figure. He was also a scholar, intellectual, social worker and Buddhist revivalist.〔 A resident of Atapattu Walawwa in Galle, E. R. Gooneratne served as the Atapattu Mudaliyar of Galle and as the Mudaliyar of the Governor’s Gate〔(Of men of yore and a stately home ), Renuka Sandakan, Sunday Times〕 Later he was appointed as the acting Maha Mudaliyar.〔(Gooneratne Family ), Rootsweb〕〔(Anatta and Moral Responsibility And Two Other Essays ), A.D. Jayasundare, Buddhist publication Society〕〔(Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam’s Prize Day Speech (July 30th 1914) ), Mid Week review, The Island〕 E. R. Gooneratne was the most influential native official of Southern Ceylon during the British colonial rule in the country.〔(Old Diary Leaves 1878-83: The Only Authentic History of the Theosophical Socy ) Henry Steel Olcott, page 199〕 ==Life and career == Edmund Rowland Gooneratne was born on 06 May 1845, as the second son of the family of Mudaliyar David Jayathilake Goonaratne and Catharina Cecilia Dias Bandaranaike. His father was the Mohotti Mudaliyar of Galle. Young E. R. Gooneratne had his education at S. Thomas' College, Mutwal, shortly after the institution was founded by Bishop Chapman. He was a Christian by birth, but later converted to Buddhism and became a Buddhist nationalist. In 1865 E. R. Gooneratne joined the government service as a translator at the Galle Kachcheri.〔(Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce .. ), Arnold Wright, pg 755〕 Subsequently he became Land registrar of Galle and the police magistrate of Balapitiya. In 1883 in recognition of his service the governor appointed him as the Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate and a justice of peace in 1896. He retired from the government service in 1897, after an unbroken service of 32 years.〔 He married Matilda Ilangakoon, a daughter of Mudaliyar J. V. Ilangakoon of Weligam korale in 1873.〔 They had a son and a daughter. Their son Dr. Valantine David Goonaratne was the home Surgeon of the Galle Hospital.〔 E. R. Gooneratne later married Corneliya Thilakaratne as his second spouse. They had a son, Mark Sigmund Goonaratne and a daughter, Eva Tagora Goonaratne. In 1897, E. R. Gooneratne proceeded to England as one of the representatives of the Ceylonese government to participate in that year's Jubilee Celebrations. During this visit he was awarded the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal.〔 After visiting France, he returned to Ceylon and devoted his time for literature and planting. He owned several tea, coconut and cinnamon plantations in the Galle, Matara and Hambanthota districts.〔 He was a friend of Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thero, Rhys Davids, Maharaja Jyotindra Mohun Tagore, Ananda Coomaraswamy and Henry Steele Olcott. E. R. Gooneratne died in 1914 at the age of 69. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund Rowland Gooneratne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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