Cyril Ponnamperuma

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Cyril Ponnamperuma සිරිල් පොන්නම්පෙරුම
Cyril Ponnamperuma analyzing a Moon sample
Born	16 October 1923 Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Died	20 December 1994(1994-12-20) (aged 71) Takoma Park, Maryland
Citizenship	Sri Lanka (1923-1971) United States (1971-1994)
Alma mater	St. Joseph's College, Colombo University of MadrasUniversity of London University of California, Berkeley
Awards	Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Scientific career
Fields	Chemical evolution
Institutions	University of Maryland

Dr. Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma (Sinhala: ආචාර්ය සිරිල් ඇන්ඩෘ පොන්නම්පෙරුම) (16 October 1923 – 20 December 1994) was a Sri Lankan scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life.