Richard Lionel Spittel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Lionel Spittel

Sri Lankan physician, author, anthropologist

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1881

Place of Birth: Tangalle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1969

Profession: writer, physician, poet, surgeon, anthropologist

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Lionel Spittel, (commonly known as Dr.
R.
L.
Spittel) (9 December 1881 – 3 September 1969) was a Ceylonese Burgher physician and author.
He was one of the foremost experts on the Vedda community.