George Hall (academic)

George Hall
24th Provost of Trinity College Dublin
In office
22 January 1806 – 13 November 1811
Preceded byJohn Kearney
Succeeded byThomas Elrington
Personal details
Born(1753-11-03)November 3, 1753
Northumberland, England
Died23 November 1811(1811-11-23) (aged 58)
Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeTrinity College Chapel
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
(B.A., 1775; M.A., 1778; B.D., 1786; D.D., 1790)

George Hall (3 November 1753 – 23 November 1811[1]) was an English academic who served as the 24th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1806 to 1811. He also served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics from 1799 to 1800 and the Church of Ireland Bishop of Dromore for a few days before he died in 1811.[2]

  1. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Nov 27, 1811; pg. 2; Issue 8458; col B Deaths
  2. ^ A New History of Ireland Moody, T. M.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J.; Cosgrove, F.: By Theodore William Moody, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0198217455