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Douglas Hyde

1860 - 1949

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Douglas Ross Hyde (Irish: Dubhghlas de hÍde; 17 January 1860 – 12 July 1949), known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (lit. transl. the pleasant little branch), was an Irish academic, linguist, scholar of the Irish language, politician, and diplomat who served as the first president of Ireland from June 1938 to June 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and the first president of the Gaelic League, one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas Hyde is the 8,964th most popular politician (up from 10,698th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 115th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Douglas Hyde ranks 8,964 out of 19,576. Before him are Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg, Geraldo Alckmin, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Cynane, and Kara Davud Pasha. After him are Louis Lachenal, Gottfried van Swieten, Joseph Darnand, Géraud Duroc, Anna, and Ubol Ratana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Douglas Hyde ranks 58. Before him are Charles Lwanga, Christen C. Raunkiær, Charles Curtis, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia, and Walter Sickert. After him are Grandma Moses, Florence Harding, Sidney Paget, Lizzie Borden, Bruno Liljefors, and Carl Anton Larsen. Among people deceased in 1949, Douglas Hyde ranks 73. Before him are Alexey Shchusev, Vladimir Nazor, Lead Belly, Erich von Drygalski, Damaskinos of Athens, and Amadeo Giannini. After him are Otto Wächter, Ginette Neveu, Alejandro Lerroux, Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, Koçi Xoxe, and Frank Morgan.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Douglas Hyde ranks 111 out of 549. Before him are James Hoban (1762), Peter Lacy (1678), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845), Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883), and Sheamus (1978). After him are Eliza Lynch (1833), Kevin Roche (1922), Neil Jordan (1950), David Kelly (1929), Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), and Charles Maturin (1780).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Douglas Hyde ranks 20. Before him are Brian Boru (941), Edward Carson (1854), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715), and Pierce Butler (1744). After him are Eliza Lynch (1833), Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), Edmund the Martyr (841), William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737), Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751), and Constantine III of Scotland (971).

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