Éamon de Valera

Éamon de Valera was a male mathematician, diplomat, politician, and head of government. He served as Taoiseach, President of Ireland, President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, and Minister for Education. A member of Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, and the Irish Republican Brotherhood, he also belonged to the Royal Society and Conradh na Gaeilge. His notable affiliations included receiving the Supreme Order of Christ and becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Born in Manhattan in 1882, he held citizenship in the United States, the Irish Free State, and the Republic of Ireland. He participated in the Easter Rising, the Irish War of Independence, and the Irish Civil War. De Valera worked in London and spoke English and Irish. He was a Catholic who held Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. He was married to Sinéad de Valera and had a child named Máirin de Valéra. He died of pneumonia in Dublin in 1975 and is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery.