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Favourite DIB lives: John Ferrar, historian, printer and public man
Friday, 8 May 2020Selected by Jennifer Moore of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas, John Ferrar made a significant contribution to printing in Ireland, as well as the writing of local histories. His biography is part of our Favourite DIB...
Favourite DIB lives: John Scottus Eriugena, medieval scholar
Wednesday, 6 May 2020Selected by Dr Joseph Flahive of the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources, John Scottus Eriugena was a prolific medieval scholar of Latin and Greek, 'rediscovered' in the nineteenth century. His biography is...
Favourite DIB lives: Ernest Shackleton, explorer
Tuesday, 5 May 2020Selected by Dr Juliana Adelman of DCU, and introduced by Kevin Kenny (Shackleton Autumn School) and Professor Jim McAdam (Shackleton Scholarship Committee), Ernest Shackleton had a gift for coping with crisis and...
Favourite DIB lives: James Deeny, medical doctor and public health official
Friday, 1 May 2020Selected by the DIB's Turlough O'Riordan, doctor James Deeny was a leading public health figure in Ireland, and internationally, with the World Health Organisation. Widely respected for his scientifically rigorous...
Favourite DIB lives: Henry MacCormac, physician
Wednesday, 29 April 2020Selected by the DIB’s Terry Clavin, Henry MacCormac’s work in mitigating the worst effects of the 1832 Asian cholera epidemic provides inspiration for our times. His entry is part of our #LockdownReading series.
Favourite DIB lives: Sir Charles Alexander Cameron, medical officer
Monday, 27 April 2020Selected by Dr Frank Cullen (Irish Historic Towns Atlas), Sir Charles Cameron was a Victorian polymath who served as Chief Medical Officer for Dublin and instituted significant advances in health and sanitation for the...
Favourite DIB lives: ‘Typhoid Mary' Mallon
Friday, 24 April 2020Selected and written by DIB alumnus Lawrence William White, Mary Mallon was an early-twentieth century ‘super spreader’ of typhoid as cook to New York’s elite. Her biography is part of our ‘Favourite DIB lives’ series.
Favourite DIB Lives: Róisín Walsh, Dublin City chief librarian
Wednesday, 22 April 2020Selected by Dr Kate O'Malley, managing editor of the DIB, Róisín Walsh (1889–1949) was Dublin's first chief librarian, as well as a feminist and republican. This biography is part of our 'Favourite DIB lives' series...
Favourite DIB lives: Dorothy Stopford-Price, dochtúir
Monday, 20 April 2020Selected by Dr Déirdre D’Auria, Eagarthóir Cúnta, Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge, paediatrician Dorothy Stopford-Price conducted groundbreaking research into the treatment of TB in children. Her entry is presented here as...
Favourite DIB lives: R. M. Barrington, ornithologist
Tuesday, 14 April 2020Selected by Dr Eoin Kinsella (Documents on Irish Foreign Policy), R. M. Barrington (1849–1915) teamed up with lighthouse keepers around the country to develop Irish ornithology's seminal work on bird migration. This...