▁ ▁Category : 1 7 0 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁unknown ▁Category : Ital ian ▁oper atic ▁sop ran os ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Berg amo ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Italian ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁women ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Gal app ati ▁K ank an age ▁William ▁Per era ▁( 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁- ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁C ey lon ese ▁lawyer , ▁educ ator , ▁politician ▁and ▁diplom at . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Gal app ati ▁K ank an age ▁William ▁Per era ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁in ▁G alle , ▁C ey lon , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Carol is ▁Per era ▁and ▁Mer enn ege ▁n ée ▁En so ham y . ▁ ▁Per era ▁received ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁An anda ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁national ▁University ▁Sch olar ship , ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Christ ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Law . ▁ ▁Career ▁At ▁the ▁fourth ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁he ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁Southern ▁Province ▁( E astern ▁Division ) ▁against ▁a ▁local ▁Tang alle ▁bar r ister , ▁V . ▁S . ▁de ▁S