"Gate Mudaliyar Jeronis de Soysa (19 April 1797 \u2013 28 May 1862) was a pioneering Ceylonese entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a planter and an industrialist who became the wealthiest Ceylonese of the 19th century by establishing the largest native commercial enterprise of the era. He was instrumental in the establishment of the first Ceylonese bank and is often referred to as a father of private enterprise. He was the first Mudaliyar to be elevated in recognition of his philanthropy."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mudaliyar Jeronis de Soysa Dissanayake"@en . "1797-04-19Z"^^ . . "1797Z"^^ . . . . "Wasala Mudaliyar"@en .