Sachi Sri Kantha
Sachi Sri Kantha | |
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| Born | Sachithanantham Sri Kantha 8 May 1953 Chilaw, Sri Lanka |
| Citizenship | Sri Lankan (1953-2016), Japanese (2016-present) |
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| Occupation(s) | Inter-disciplinary biologist, author |
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| Spouse | Saki Sri Kantha |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Primatology, history of science, science education, humor studies |
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| Thesis | Nutritional Studies on the utilization of winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L.DC seeds and leaves |
| Doctoral advisor | John W. Erdman Jr |
Sachithanantham Sri Kantha (born 8 May 1953) is a Sri Lanka-born scientist, historian and bilingual author who mainly focuses on science writing for the general public. Among his books are Prostitutes in Medical Literature: An Annotated Bibliography and An Einstein Dictionary. He has been residing in Japan since 1986, and became a naturalised Japanese citizen in 2016.