James Henthorn Todd | |
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Born | Rathfarnham, Ireland | 23 April 1805
Died | 28 June 1869 Rathfarnham, Ireland | (aged 64)
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Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Subject | liberal Protestantism, Irish history |
Notable works | St. Patrick, Apostle to Ireland; The War of the Gaedhil With the Gaill |
Relatives | Charles 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]