翻訳と辞書 |
Henry Parker (author) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Henry Parker (author) Henry Parker was a British engineer in colonial Ceylon during the Victorian era. He was attached to the Irrigation Department from 1873 to 1904.〔(Lanka Library )〕 During his work as engineer he developed an admiration for the skills displayed by the ancient Sinhalese at the time of the construction of their reservoirs.〔(Protection and revival of Ancient Irrigation Systems in Sri Lanka ) FAO 〕 Parker is renowned for having studied and compiled the , becoming an authority on the subject. He was the author of two books: *''Ancient Ceylon'', London-Luzac & Co., First Published by the India Office (1909), is an account of the aboriginal and early civilization of Sri Lanka *''Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon''. A voluminous compilation of folk tales collected and translated by the author. ==See also==
*Ancient constructions of Sri Lanka *Irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka
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「Henry Parker (author)」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|