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Douglas Hyde
Sign in to saveAlso known as Douglas Ross Hyde, An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, An Craoibhin Aoibhinn, Dubhghlas de hÍde
first President of Ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949)
Key facts
- Taoiseach
- Éamon de Valera
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- Seán T. O'Kelly
- Constituency
- Nominated by the Taoiseach
- Born
- ( 1860-01-17 ) 17 January 1860, Castlerea , County Roscommon , Ireland
- Died
- 12 July 1949 (1949-07-12) (aged 89), Little Ratra , Phoenix Park , Dublin , Ireland
- Resting place
- Portahard Church Cemetery, Frenchpark , County Roscommon, Ireland
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Lucy Kurtz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1893 ; died 1938 )
- Alma mater
- Trinity College Dublin
- Profession
- Academic Irish language activist politician linguist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Castlerea
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Occupation
- historian
- Position held
- president
- Political party
- Sinn Féin
- Languages spoken
- Irish
- Award
- honorary citizenship
- Field of work
- translation
- Image
- Douglas Hyde 2.jpg
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- cause of death
- pneumonia
- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1860-01-17
- date of death
- 1949-07-12
- Commons category
- Douglas Hyde
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- birth name
- Douglas Ross Hyde
- Commons Creator page
- Douglas Hyde
- name in native language
- Dubhghlas de hÍde
- P8168
- Pam Brady
- P12749
- Ungava
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Douglas Ross Hyde (Irish: Dubhghlas de hÍde; 17 January 1860 – 12 July 1949), known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (lit. transl. the pleasant little branch), was an Irish academic, linguist, scholar of the Irish language, politician, and diplomat who served as the first president of Ireland from June 1938 to June 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and the first president of the Gaelic League, one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time.
Background
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