Richard MacDonnell (scholar)

Richard MacDonnell
29th Provost of Trinity College Dublin
In office
1 August 1851 – 24 January 1867
Preceded byFranc Sadleir
Succeeded byHumphrey Lloyd
Personal details
Born(1787-06-10)10 June 1787
Cork, Ireland
Died24 January 1867(1867-01-24) (aged 79)
Dublin, Ireland
SpouseJane Graves (m. 1910)
Children14, including Richard and Arthus
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
(B.A., 1805; LL.D., 1813)

Richard MacDonnell LL.D., D.D., S.F.T.C.D. (10 June 1787 – 24 January 1867) was an Irish cleric and academic who served as the 29th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1851 to 1867. He was also the projector of Sorrento Terrace, Dalkey, today known as the largest row of houses in Ireland.