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Henry Joseph Dabzac
Henry Joseph Dabzac (1737–12 May 1790) was an Irish academic.Dabzac, Henry Joseph Dictionary of Irish Biography Burtchaell, George Dames; Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (eds), ''Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)'', p. 140: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935. Life and career Dabzac entered[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dictionary Of Irish Biography
The ''Dictionary of Irish Biography'' (DIB) is a biographical dictionary of notable Irish people and people not born in the country who had notable careers in Ireland, including both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.Dictionary of Irish Biography 9 Volume Set History The work was supervised by a board of editors which included the historian . It was published as a nine-volume set in 2009 by |
Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ga, Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned society and one its leading List of Irish cultural institutions, cultural institutions. The Academy was established in 1785 and granted a royal charter in 1786. the RIA has around 600 members, regular members being Irish residents elected in recognition of their academic achievements, and Honorary Members similarly qualified but based abroad; a small number of members are elected in recognition of non-academic contributions to society. Until the late 19th century the Royal Irish Academy was the owner of the main national collection of Irish antiquities. It presented its collection of archaeological artefacts and similar items, which included such famous pieces as the Tara Brooch, the Cross of Cong and the Ardagh Chalice to what is now the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity College Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last into endless future times , founder = Queen Elizabeth I , established = , named_for = Trinity, The Holy Trinity.The Trinity was the patron of The Dublin Guild Merchant, primary instigators of the foundation of the University, the arms of which guild are also similar to those of the College. , previous_names = , status = , architect = , architectural_style =Neoclassical architecture , colours = , gender = , sister_colleges = St. John's College, CambridgeOriel College, Oxford , freshman_dorm = , head_label = , head = , master = , vice_head_label = , vice_head = , warden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegall Lecturer In Mathematics
The Donegall Lecturership at Trinity College Dublin, is one of two endowed mathematics positions at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the other being the Erasmus Smith's Chair of Mathematics. The Donegall (sometimes spelt Donegal) Lectureship was endowed in 1668 by The 3rd Earl of Donegall. In 1675, after the restoration, it was combined with the previous public Professor in Mathematics position that had been created in 1652 by the Commonwealth parliament. For much of its history, the Donegall Lectureship was awarded to a mathematician as an additional honour which came with a supplementary income. Since 1967, the lectureship has been awarded to a leading international scientist who visits the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics and gives talks, including a public lecture called the Donegall Lecture. List of Donegall Lecturers * 1675–1685: Miles Symner (1610?–1686) * 1685–1692: St. George Ashe (1657–1718) * 1692–1694: Charles Willoughby (1630?–1694) * 1694 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regius Professor Of Greek (Dublin)
The Regius Professorship of Greek is a professorship at Trinity College Dublin. The chair was founded by George III in 1761. List of Regius Professors of Greek * Theaker Wilder 1761– * John Stokes 1764–1765 * Henry Joseph Dabzac 1775–1778 * Arthur Browne 1792–5 * John Barrett 1796-1797 * Arthur Browne 1797–9 * Arthur Browne 1801–05 * Richard Graves 1810– * Franc Sadleir 1833–1838 * William Hepworth Thompson 1853–1866 * John Kells Ingram 1866–1877 * Robert Yelverton Tyrrell 1880–1898 * John Bagnell Bury 1898–1902 * John Isaac Beare 1902–1915 * Josiah Gilbart Smyly 1915–1927 * William Bedell Stanford 1940–1980 * John Myles Dillon 1980–2006 * Brian McGing 2006–2019 * Ahuvia Kahane 2019- See also *Regius Professor of Greek (Cambridge) *Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford) The Regius Professorship of Greek is a professorship at the University of Oxford in England. Henry VIII founded the chair by 1541. He established five Regius Professorshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erasmus Smith's Professor Of Modern History
Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History is a chair in history at Trinity College Dublin. It was founded in 1762 and funded by the Erasmus Smith Trust, which was established by Erasmus Smith, who lived 1611–1691. It had been preceded by a Professorship of Oratory and History in 1724, and in 1762 the original professorship continued as a Professorship of Oratory alone. One of its incumbents was the celebrated J. B. Bury (1861-1927), author of ''History of the Roman Empire'' (1893), ''The Life of St. Patrick and his place in History'' (1905) and ''A History of Freedom of Thought'' (1914). The current occupant of the Erasmus Smith’s chair is Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, a historian of the seventeenth-century Irish nobility.https://www.tcd.ie/history/staff/ohlmeyej.php TCD History Staff List of the professors * William Andrews (1762-1769) * Michael Kearney (1769-1776) * Henry Dabzac (1778–1790) * Digby Marsh (1790-1791) * George Hall (1791-1799) * Francis Hodgkinson (1799-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regius Professor Of Laws (Dublin)
The Regius Professorship of Laws is a professorship at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the only constituent college of Dublin University. It is one of the oldest chairs there, having been founded in 1668.History of the University of Dublin' by Benjamin Sarsfield Taylor, Professor Mark Bell has held the post since July 2015.Trinity Appoints New Regius Professor of Laws Press-Release of Trinity College, Dublin, 17 July 2015. History of the Chair In the founding charter of TDC, granted the university the right to award degrees ''in omnibus artibus et facultatibus'', including law.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1737 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Spain and the Holy Roman Empire sign instruments of cession at Pontremoli in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in Italy, with the Empire receiving control of Tuscany and the Grand Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, in return for Don Carlos of Spain being recognized as King of Naples and King of Sicily. * January 9 – The Empires of Austria and Russia enter into a secret military alliance that leads to Austria's disastrous entry into the Russo-Turkish War. * January 18 – In Manila, a peace treaty is signed between Spain's Governor-General of the Philippines, Fernándo Valdés y Tamon, and the Sultan Azim ud-Din I of Sulu, recognizing Azim's authority over the islands of the Sulu Archipelago. * February 20 – France's Foreign Minister, Germain Louis Chauvelin, is dismissed by King Louis XV's Chief Minister, Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury * February 27 – French scientists Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau and Georges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1790 Deaths
Year 179 ( CLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Veru (or, less frequently, year 932 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 179 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman empire * The Roman fort Castra Regina ("fortress by the Regen river") is built at Regensburg, on the right bank of the Danube in Germany. * Roman legionaries of Legio II ''Adiutrix'' engrave on the rock of the Trenčín Castle (Slovakia) the name of the town ''Laugaritio'', marking the northernmost point of Roman presence in that part of Europe. * Marcus Aurelius drives the Marcomanni over the Danube and reinforces the border. To repopulate and rebuild a devastated Pannonia, Rome allows the first German colonists to enter territory con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegall Lecturers Of Mathematics At Trinity College Dublin
Donegall may refer to: * Donegall Lectureship at Trinity College Dublin, lectureship in mathematics at TCD * Donegall Square, a square in the centre of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Donegall Road, a residential area and road thoroughfare in west Belfast * Donegall Arms shooting, attack by a small Irish Republican paramilitary group in December 1991 * Donegall Pass, a place on the Ormeau Road in south Belfast * Marquess of Donegall, Irish peerages associated with County Donegal * Donegall Street bombing The Donegall Street bombing took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 20 March 1972 when, just before noon, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA detonated a car bomb in Lower Donegall Street in the Belfast city centre, city c ..., Provisional IRA car bombing in Belfast on 20 March, 1972 See also * Donegal (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
