George Ferdinand Shaw

Who was George Ferdinand Shaw?

George Ferdinand Shaw

was an Irish journalist and Professor of Greek. He served as a Senior Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, the first editor of The Irish Times and an editor on Saunder's News Letter, and wrote for The Nation and Evening Mail.

Regius Professor of Greek

Sizar, Fellow, Junior Dean and Registrar of Trinity College Dublin

Professor of Latin

Journalist

Council member and contributor to the Proceedings of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland

Contributor to the Dublin Daily Mail

Founder of the Home Government Association

He was born to William and Elizabeth Shaw and baptised in St. Mary's Church, Dublin. Shaw was a friend of John Kells Ingram.