Douglas Hyde
Politician
1860 – 1949
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Who was Douglas Hyde?
Douglas Hyde, known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and first president of the Gaelic League, one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1860
Castlerea - Also known as
- An Craoibhín Aoibhinn
- Spouses
- Lucy Cometina Kurtz
(1893 - )
- Lucy Cometina Kurtz
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Lived in
- County Dublin
- County Roscommon
- County Sligo
- Died
- Jul 12, 1949
Dublin
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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