James Henthorn Todd

James Henthorn Todd
Born(1805-04-23)23 April 1805
Rathfarnham, Ireland
Died28 June 1869(1869-06-28) (aged 64)
Rathfarnham, Ireland
Occupation
NationalityIrish
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
Subjectliberal Protestantism, Irish history
Notable worksSt. Patrick, Apostle to Ireland; The War of the Gaedhil With the Gaill
RelativesCharles Hawkes Todd (father) Robert Bentley Todd (brother)

James Henthorn Todd (23 April 1805 – 28 June 1869) was a biblical scholar, educator, and Irish historian. He is noted for his efforts to place religious disagreements on a rational historical footing, for his advocacy of a liberal form of Protestantism, and for his endeavours as an educator, librarian, and scholar in Irish history.[1]

  1. ^ Elizabeth Marion Todd (1898). "Todd, James Henthorn". In Dictionary of National Biography. 56. London. pp. 230-232.