Mary Ryan (academic)

This article is about the Irish professor of Romance languages. For the American historian, see Mary P. Ryan. For the engineer, see Mary Ryan (engineer).

Mary Ryan
Born(1873-12-14)14 December 1873
Cork, Ireland
Died16 June 1961(1961-06-16) (aged 87)
Douglas, County Cork
OccupationProfessor of Romance Languages at University College Cork
Parent(s)Edward Ryan
Matilda Ryan(nee O'Connor)
RelativesBishop Finbar Ryan OP (brother)
Sir Andrew Ryan (brother)
Sir Thomas Ryan (brother)

Mary Ryan (14 December 1873 – 16 June 1961) was the first woman in Ireland or Great Britain to be a professor at a university. She was the Professor of Romance Languages at University College Cork in 1910.[1]

  1. ^ Kelleher 2011.