Early in his career, he obtained permission to accept the appointment as the first Professor of Natural Philosophy at Queen's College, Cork, in 1849, holding that post until 1854.[1] But the bulk of his life was spent at TCD, where he served as Senior Dean and Registrar.[2]
In 1859, he became the first editor of The Irish Times, though he only served in the role for a few months. He remained active in journalism, writing for The Nation 1862–1866, Saunders' News Letter and the Dublin Evening Mail.[1]
Literary Gossip: Death of G. F. Shaw The Athenaeum No 3739, 24 June 1899, p. 787
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george, ferdinand, shaw, 1821, june, 1899, irish, academic, journalist, best, remembered, first, editor, irish, times, life, editshaw, born, dublin, 1821, william, elizabeth, shaw, baptized, mary, church, dublin, church, ireland, graduated, from, trinity, coll. George Ferdinand Shaw 1821 19 June 1899 was an Irish academic and journalist who is best remembered as the first editor of The Irish Times 1 Life EditShaw was born in Dublin in 1821 to William and Elizabeth Shaw and baptized in St Mary s Church Dublin Church of Ireland He graduated from Trinity College Dublin TCD as Senior Moderator in Mathematics in 1844 He was elected a Fellow in 1848 and in 1890 became a Senior Fellow citation needed Early in his career he obtained permission to accept the appointment as the first Professor of Natural Philosophy at Queen s College Cork in 1849 holding that post until 1854 1 But the bulk of his life was spent at TCD where he served as Senior Dean and Registrar 2 In 1859 he became the first editor of The Irish Times though he only served in the role for a few months He remained active in journalism writing for The Nation 1862 1866 Saunders News Letter and the Dublin Evening Mail 1 References Edit a b c Dr Geoge Ferdinand Shaw obituary The Irish Times Dr George Ferdinand SHAW Flickr comExternal links EditLiterary Gossip Death of G F Shaw The Athenaeum No 3739 24 June 1899 p 787 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Ferdinand Shaw amp oldid 1145169525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
