# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/martin-wickramasinghe
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:58:32.278Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/martin-wickramasinghe"
name: "Martin Wickramasinghe"
slug: "martin-wickramasinghe"
description: "Lama Hewage Don Martin Wickramasinghe, was a Sri Lankan journalist and author. His books have been translated into several different languages. Martin Wickramasinghe is often acclaimed as the father of modern Sinhala literature."
tagline: "Sri Lankan writer (1890-1976)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Martin_Wickramasinghe.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1890-05-29"
deathDate: "1976-07-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm1417381"
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    title: "මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump