Background
Crusz, Hilary was born on August 30, 1920 in Galle, Sri Lanka. Son of Michael Charles and Cleta Marcellina Nora (Serpanchy) Crusz.
Crusz, Hilary was born on August 30, 1920 in Galle, Sri Lanka. Son of Michael Charles and Cleta Marcellina Nora (Serpanchy) Crusz.
Scholar Ceylon University College, Colombo, 1938-1942. Bachelor of Science with honors, University London, 1942, Doctor of Philosophy, London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1948.
Research assistant, demonstrator in zoology, assistant lecturer, lecturer zoology University Ceylon, Colombo, 1942-1956, senior lecturer zoology, Colombo and Peradeniya, 1956-1964. Professor, head department zoology, 1964-1978. Professor, head department zoology University Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1979-1985, professor emeritus, since 1986.
Member Sri Lanka Government Fauna and Flora Protection Advisory Committee, since 1965. Fellow Zoological Society London, Royal Society Arts, Sri Lanka National Academy of Sciences. Member Jury International du Prix de L"Institut de la Vie, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science.
Lodge: Rotary.
Married Decima Genevieve Rabot, November 14, 1942. Children: Thomas Aquinas, Frances Euphrasia Magdon-Ismail, Robert Bellarmine, Marie Armanda Daniel.