Douglas Hyde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Douglas Hyde

first President of Ireland

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1860

Place of Birth: Castlerea, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1949

Profession: writer, poet, politician, translator, university teacher

Nationality: Ireland, Irish Free State

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Douglas Ross Hyde (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.