Trinity College Dublin,officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin,is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin,Ireland. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I who issued a royal charter on the advice of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland Adam Loftus,it is Ireland's oldest university and was modelled after the collegiate universities of both Oxford and Cambridge,with whom it shares a symbiotic history. The epithets "Trinity College Dublin" and "University of Dublin" are usually considered as synonyms,as only one such college was ever established in Ireland.
Francis Stewart Leland Lyons was an Irish historian and academic who served as the 40th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1974 to 1981.
A provost is a senior academic administrator. At many institutions of higher education,the provost is the chief academic officer,a role that may be combined with being deputy to the chief executive officer. In some institutions,they may be the chief executive officer of a university,of a branch campus of a university,or of a college within a university.
Timothy Brendan Kennelly,usually known as Brendan Kennelly,was an Irish poet and novelist. He was Professor of Modern Literature at Trinity College Dublin until 2005. Following his retirement he was a Professor Emeritus at Trinity College.
William Moore "Terence" Gorman was an Irish economist and academic. He was predominantly a theorist and is most famous for his work on aggregation and separability of goods,and in this context he developed his famous Gorman polar form. Gorman's career saw him teach at University of Birmingham,Oxford,and the London School of Economics. He was honoured with the Presidency of the Econometric Society in 1972. His work was often highly technical and theoretical in nature,which made him incomprehensible to many of his contemporaries,but his keen eye for applications has given his work a lasting influence on modern economics.
Ernest Henry Alton was an Irish academic and politician who served as the 38th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1942 to 1952. He also served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1921 to 1937 and a Senator from 1938 to 1943,representing the Dublin University constituency respectively in each house.
Alexander Norman "Derry" Jeffares AM was an Irish literary scholar.
William Arthur Watts was an Irish academic who served as the 41st Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1981 to 1991. He was Professor of Botany at Trinity College.
William Cecil de Pauley was a Church of Ireland bishop and author in the 20th century.
George Hall was an English academic who served as the 24th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1806 to 1811. He also served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics from 1799 to 1800 and the Church of Ireland Bishop of Dromore for a few days before he died in 1811.
Timothy Trevor West was an Irish mathematician,academic and politician.
St Nathy's College is a Catholic secondary school in Ballaghaderreen in County Roscommon,Ireland. It is the diocesan college for the Diocese of Achonry. It is one of the oldest secondary schools in Ireland,having been founded in 1810. The School was located from 1893–96 in Edmundstown House,the former residence of the Bishop. The Diocese purchased Ballaghaderreen Military Barracks from the War Office,and the School moved there in 1896. In 1995 the school ceased to be a boarding school. St. Nathys amalgamated with St. Josephs Convent becoming a co-educational school,it also amalgamated with the local Ballaghaderreen VEC school
Edward John Gwynn was an Irish academic who served as the 36th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1927 to 1937. He was also President of the Royal Irish Academy from 1934 to 1937. Professor Gwynn was a scholar of Old Irish and Celtic literature.
Ernest Wilson Nicholson,was a British scholar of the Old Testament and Church of England priest. He was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1979 to 1990 and served as Provost of Oriel College,Oxford,from 1990 to 2003.
William James Niall Rudd was an Irish-born British classical scholar.
Albert Joseph McConnell was an Irish mathematician and mathematical physicist who served as the 39th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1952 to 1974 and a member of the Council of State from January 1973 to June 1973. He spent his entire academic career at Trinity College Dublin.
Linda F. Hogan is an Irish ethicist,ecumenist and academic,specialising in Christian ethics,political ethics,human rights,gender,and ecumenism. She is Professor of Ecumenics at Trinity College Dublin,where she was also its vice-provost from 2011 to 2016. She worked as a lecturer at the University of Chester and University of Leeds before joining the staff of Trinity College,Dublin.
Helen Florence North (1922-2012) was an American classical scholar and an expert on Greek and Roman literature.
William James Louden Ryan,MRIA (1923–2018),known as Louden Ryan,was an Irish economist and academic. He was Professor of Industrial Economics (1961–1967),Whately Professor of Political Economy (1967–1979) and Professor of Political Economy (1979–1985) at Trinity College Dublin. Among a number of public positions,he served as chairman of the National Economic and Social Council from 1973 to 1978 and as Governor of the Bank of Ireland from 1985 to 1991. He has been credited with playing a key role in the transformation of Ireland's economy from one based on agriculture and protectionism to one dominated by industry,free trade and services.
