Sir John Mahaffy | |
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34th Provost of Trinity College Dublin | |
In office 17 October 1914 – 30 July 1919 | |
Preceded by | Anthony Traill |
Succeeded by | John Bernard |
Personal details | |
Born | John Pentland Mahaffy 26 February 1839 Vevey, Switzerland |
Died | 30 April 1919 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 80)
Spouse | Frances Letitia MacDougall (m. 1865; d. 1908) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (B.A., 1859) |
Sir John Pentland Mahaffy, GBE, CVO (26 February 1839 – 30 April 1919) was an Irish classicist and polymathic scholar who served as the 34th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1914 to 1919.[1][2][3]