F. S. L. Lyons

F. S. L. Lyons
40th Provost of Trinity College Dublin
In office
1 August 1974 – 1 August 1981
Preceded byAlbert Joseph McConnell
Succeeded byWilliam Arthur Watts
Personal details
Born
Francis Stewart Leland Lyons

(1923-11-11)11 November 1923
Derry, Northern Ireland
Died21 September 1983(1983-09-21) (aged 59)
Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeTrinity College Chapel
Spouse
Jennifer Ann Stuart McAlister
(m. 1954)
Children2
EducationDover College, Kent
The High School, Dublin
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

(Francis Stewart) Leland Lyons FBA (11 November 1923 – 21 September 1983) was an Irish historian and academic who served as the 40th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1974 to 1981.[1]

Plaque marking Lyons' burial site at Trinity College Dublin
  1. ^ "Professor F. S. L. Lyons – Perceptive Irish Historian". The Times. 24 September 1983. p. 10.