Nicknames/Other names: An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (Irish - the pleasant little branch)
Education: Bachelor of Arts (1886) - University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; School of Divinity; Bachelor and Doctor of Laws
Dates Employed: 1890 - 1891
Faculty: Arts
Department: Modern Languages
Position(s) held:
- Professor of Modern Languages (1890 - 1891)
Activities/Contributions: Taught French, German, and English. Interested in hunting, skating, social events, playing tennis, and Indigenous folklore and language during his time in Fredericton.
Notes:
- A friend of W. F. Stockley, Mr. Hyde replaced Prof. Stockley for just eight months at UNB.
- First President of the Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaeilge) (1893-1915) a social and cultural organisation which promotes the Irish language.
- First President of the Republic of Ireland (1938-1945).
- Prominent Irish poet and folklorist.
Sources:
- University Monthly, vol. 10, no. 1, October 1890, p. 13-14.
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Letter to John C. Murray from Douglas Hyde re: Hyde’s time at the University of New Brunswick, Feb. 28, 1939, UA RG 109, Series 3, Sub-series 9, item 10170.
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Letter from Douglas Hyde regarding report of department of modern literature, March 31, 1891, UA RG 41, Series 2, item 119, File 4, Box 1.
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Douglas Hyde Collection, UA RG 65 (photocopies).