Leonard Boyle

For the bishop, see Leonard Boyle (bishop).

Leonard Eugene Boyle
Born(1923-11-13)13 November 1923
Ballintra, County Donegal, Ireland
Died25 October 1999(1999-10-25) (aged 75)
Occupation(s)scholar in medieval studies and palaeography

Leonard Eugene Boyle, OP OC (13 November 1923 - 25 October 1999)[1] was an Irish and Canadian scholar in medieval studies and palaeography.

He was the first Irish and North American Prefect of the Vatican Library in Rome from 1984 to 1997.[2]

  1. ^ English, Edward D. (2001). "Leonard E. Boyle, OP (1923-99)". Renaissance Studies. 15 (3): 367–374. ISSN 0269-1213. JSTOR 24413249.
  2. ^ Doyle, Jim (13 November 2018). "Birth of Father Leonard Eugene Boyle". seamus dubhghaill. Retrieved 30 May 2023.