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William Barlow (vice-chancellor)
William Barlow (1834 – 19 April 1915) was a lawyer in Dublin and in Adelaide, where he served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1896 to 1915. History Barlow was born in Dublin, a son of Mr. Peter Barlow QC. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he joined the Trinity College Historical Society, and served as its auditor (chief executive officer), and won their gold medal for oratory. He was conferred BA in 1855, called to the Irish Bar in 1858, and practised law for several years. He emigrated to South Australia in 1870 and was admitted to the South Australian Bar that same year. He had a solo practice until February 1873, when he joined Sir Richard Baker in partnership as Baker & Barlow, later of Morialta Chambers, Victoria Square (west). He gained the LL.D. degree in 1884. In 1911 John Richard Baker inherited his late father's share in the business, which still carried the title Baker & Barlow four years after Barlow's death. In December 1874 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
