Gearóid Mac Eoin#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 503 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | IRELAND |
Gearóid Mac Eoin passed away June 11, 2023.
Positions Held
- 1999 the Honorary Degree of D. Litt. Celt, The National University of Dublin
- 1993 Visiting Professor, Humboldt University, Berlin
- 1979 - 1980 Visiting Professor, University of Bonn
- 1975 Visiting Professor, Freiburg
- 1966 - 1994 Professor of Old and Middle Irish and Celtic Philology at National University of Ireland, Galway
- 1963 Assistant Professor at the Dublin Institute
- 1959 Professor of Irish at St Patrick's College, Dublin
- 1957 - 1959 Professor of Celtic Languages and Folklore at the Uppsala University
- 1956 Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
- 1955 PhD title and position at the University of Bonn, Germany
Fields of Scholarship
- Celtic languages and folklore
- Aspects of Irish language, literature and history
Honours and Awards
- 1975 Member of Royal Irish Academy
