Henry Parker (1849–unknown) was a British engineerincolonial Ceylon during the Victorian era. He was attached to the Irrigation Department from 1873 to 1904.[1][2] During his work as an engineer he developed an admiration for the skills displayed by the ancient Sinhalese at the time of the construction of their reservoirs.[3]
Parker is renowned for having studied and compiled the folklore of Sri Lanka, becoming an authority on the subject. He was the author of two books:
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