The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.The Dictionary of Irish Biography is Ireland’s national biographical dictionary. Skip to main content. FORMER Catholic Bishop of Derry Edward Daly is one of three people from Northern Ireland added to the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Printed from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. I'm reading it from beginning to end. Retrieved from "https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Vol_49_Robinson_-_Russell&oldid=9464324" The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a project of the Royal Irish Academy, is funded by the Higher Education Authority. Biographical subjects include: artists, scientists, lawyers, actors, musicians, writers, politicians, criminals, and saints.The following lives were added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography Online in December 2019.Cochrane, Sir Stanley Herbert (1877–1949), baronet, businessman, and patron of music and sport, was born 19 September 1877, the fourth son of Sir Henry Cochrane (qv), 1st baronet, of Woodbrook, Bray, Co. Wicklow, and his wife Margaret, only daughter of Richard Gilchrist. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. IRISH Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has been added to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography alongside five other notable Irish men and women. Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Devised, researched, written and edited under the auspices of the Royal Irish Academy, its online edition covers nearly 11,000 lives. Devised, researched, written and edited under the auspices of the Royal Irish Academy, its online edition covers nearly 11,000 lives.A specially curated selection of some of Ireland's most intrepid travellers.With so many holiday plans on hold this summer, the DIB has compiled a selection of intrepid explorers we can accompany on their exciting travels. Over 45,000 entriesThis huge new dictionary is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK, covering English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames. A mammoth account of Irish lives from the earliest times to 2002. Educated at St Columba's College, Dublin, and TCD, he graduated BA in 1902 and entered the family mineral water business of Cantrell & Cochrane Ltd, becoming in time governing (managing) director and chairman.In 1907 Cochrane fo...The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a project of the Royal Irish Academy, is funded by the Higher Education Authority.Library Journal reviews Dictionary of Irish Biography,Cochrane, Sir Stanley Herbert (1877–1949). We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a collaborative project between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Irish Academy, is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary yet published for Ireland. The Dictionary of Irish Biography is Ireland’s national biographical dictionary. These are: 1916 Portraits and Lives (2015) and Ulster Political Lives (2016),Please write to the Managing Editor, Dictionary of Irish Biography, Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, Ireland, or email,Scientist and Oireachtas Member Pairing Scheme,Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources,Digital Arts and Humanities Structured PhD,Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy,Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature,Irish Texts Society Other Publications Series,Library Collections in the Digital Repository of Ireland,Humanities and Social Sciences Committees,Coiste Léann na Gaeilge, Litríocht na Gaeilge agus na gCultúr Ceilteach,Ethical, Political, Legal and Philosophical Studies Committee,Study of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication Committee,Standing Committee for International Affairs,Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Committee,Engineering and Computer Sciences Committee,Geosciences and Geographical Sciences Committee,Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee,Academy Standing Committees Terms of Reference,Directed Archaeological Research for World Heritage Sites,The Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize,Read more about Dictionary of Irish Biography,DIB Explorers: Annie S. D. Maunder, astronomer,DIB Explorers: Thomas Heazle Parke, army surgeon and African traveller,DIB Explorers: William Lamport, inspiration for Zorro,DIB Explorers: Arthur Montagu Gwynn, doctor and naturalist,DIB Explorers: Beatrice Grimshaw, author and traveller.