Background

Aponso, Herbert Allan was born on March 25, 1925 in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Son of George Allan and Clara Florence Aponso.

Education

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery, U. Ceylon, Sri Lanka, 1949; Doctor of Medicine, U. Ceylon, Sri Lanka, 1958.

Career

Senior lecturer, U. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1964-1968; associate professor, U. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1968-1977; professor, U. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, since 1977.

Achievements

• Herbert Allan Aponso has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Young Men’s Christian Association, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1966-1968, 73-75, 84-88. Fellow Royal College Physicians (Edinburgh), Ceylon College Physicians. Member Kandy Society Medicine (president 1974-1975), Sri Lanka Association Voluntary Surgical Contraceptions and Family Health (president 1977-1979, 86-87), Sri Lanka Paediatric Association (president 1976-1977).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, music, religion.

Connections

Married Jayanthi Vimala Dias, February 21, 1952. Children: Ajith, Heshan, Charmalie.

Father:

George Allan

Mother:

Clara Florence Aponso

Spouse:

Jayanthi Vimala Dias

child:

Heshan Aponso

child:

Ajith Aponso

child:

Charmalie Aponso