Douglas Hyde

(1860-1949)

President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945

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Douglas Ross Hyde MRIA (Irish: Dubhghlas de hÍde; 17 January 1860 – 12 July 1949), known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (lit. "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.

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Born	Douglas Ross Hyde 17 January 1860 Castlerea, Republic of Ireland
Died	12 July 1949 (aged 89) Little Ratra, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland
Zodiac	Capricorn
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