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Michael Collins

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Also known as Mick Collin

Irish revolutionary and politician (1890–1922)

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Michael Collins (1890–1922) was an Irish politician, military officer, and statesperson who served as Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State, Minister for Finance, and Teachta Dála. Born in Clonakilty, he was educated at King's College London and worked in Dublin. A member of Sinn Féin and the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Collins held the rank of commander-in-chief and participated in the Easter Rising, the Irish War of Independence, and the Irish Civil War. He was an unmarried partner of Kitty Kiernan and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1930
Works
82

Top works

  • Death of a Writer
  • Network Security Through Data Analysis: From Data to Action
  • Moonbound
  • Lost Voices
  • Warriors of the 106th

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1951-01-30
adult contemporaryaorart popbritisheasy listeningpop

Discography

Official siteDiscogsStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,874
Total plays
10,062

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There are multiple artists with this name. 1) Clarinettist and conductor from the UK. Michael Collins' dazzling virtuosity and sensitive musicianship have made him one of today's most sought-after soloists. At 16 he won the woodwind prize in the first BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition and at 22 made his American début at Carnegie Hall, New York. Since then he has performed as a soloist with many of the world’s major orchestras. http:\\www.michael-collins.co.uk <a href="https://www.l

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2

    · 2014 · cited 88,512x

  2. Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles

    · 2005 · cited 48,837x

  3. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,835x

  4. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,586x

  5. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,551x

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Quotes

  • “We are a small nation. Our military strength in proportion to the mighty armaments of modern nations can never be considerable. Our strength as a nation will depend upon our economic freedom, and upon our moral and intellectual force. In these we can become a shining light in the world.”

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Encyclopedic overview

Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the War of Independence he was Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). He served in the government of the self-declared Irish Republic as the Minister for Home Affairs and later as the Minister for Finance. He was Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State from January 1922 and commander-in-chief of the National Army from July until he died in an ambush in August 1922, during the Civil War.

Collins was born in Woodfield, County Cork, the youngest of eight children. He moved to London in 1906 to become a clerk in the Post Office Savings Bank at Blythe House. He was a member of the London GAA, through which he became associated with the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Gaelic League. He returned to Ireland in January 1916 and fought in the Easter Rising. He was taken prisoner and held in the Frongoch internment camp as a prisoner of war, but he was released in December 1916.

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