De Brún, Pádraig, 1889-1960

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Mathematical physics
Irish poetry
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(onet) Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
(onet) Clergy
(onet) Education Administrators, Postsecondary

found: OCLC 2275616: Miserere, 1971:(hdg.: De Brún, Pádraig, 1889-1960 ; usage: Pádraig De Brún)

found: Wikipedia, Oct. 6, 2014(Monsignor Pádraig de Brún (1889-1960) was an Irish clergyman, mathematician, poet, and classical scholar, who served as President of University College Galway. De Brún was born at Grangemockler, County Tipperary. He was educated locally, at Rockwell College, Cashel, and at Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin (at both he was tutored in mathematics by Eamon De Valera). in 1909 awarded a BA from the Royal University of Ireland, an M.A. degree by the National University of Ireland, and won a travelling scholarship in mathematics and mathematical physics, enabling him to pursue further studies in Paris. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood at the Irish College in Paris in 1913, and took his D.Sc. from the Sorbonne for a thesis in mathematics. After a period at the University of Göttingen, de Brún was appointed Professor of Mathematics at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, in 1914. In April 1945, he was elected by the Senate of the National University of Ireland as President of University College Galway, an office he held until his retirement in 1959. He subsequently became Chairman of the Arts Council of Ireland, a position he held until his death in 1960. He also served as Chairman of the Council of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.)