L. G. O. Woodhouse

L. G. O. Woodhouse
18th Surveyor General of Ceylon
In office
1937–1943
Preceded byG. K. Thornhill
Succeeded byR. J. Johnston
Personal details
Born
Lionel Gilbert Ollyett Woodhouse

22 February 1888
Died31 March 1965
Sussex, England

Lionel Gilbert Ollyett Woodhouse (22 February 1888 – 31 March 1965) was an English civil servant and naturalist who was the 18th Surveyor General of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1937, succeeding G. K. Thornhill, and held the office until 1943. He was succeeded by R. J. Johnston.

As an amateur lepidopterist, he was among the first to document the butterflies of Sri Lanka.