Douglas Hyde
Former President of Ireland
Douglas Ross Hyde MRIA, known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, 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. Wikipedia
Born: January 17, 1860, Castlerea, Ireland
Died: July 12, 1949 (age 89 years), Ratra House, Dublin, Ireland
Spouse: Lucy Kurtz (m. 1893–1938)
Education: Trinity College Dublin
Presidential term: June 25, 1938 – June 24, 1945
Organizations founded: Conradh na Gaeilge, Irish Texts Society, and An Cumann Gaelach, TCD