George Ferdinand Shaw (1821 – 19 June 1899) was an Irish academic and journalist who is best remembered as the first editor of ''

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''.

Life

Shaw was born in

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in 1821, to William and Elizabeth Shaw, and baptized in St. Mary's Church, Dublin (

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). He graduated from

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

(TCD) as Senior Moderator in Mathematics in 1844. He was elected a Fellow in 1848, and in 1890 became a Senior Fellow. Early in his career, he obtained permission to accept the appointment as the first Professor of Natural Philosophy at

Queen's College, Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork (city), Cork. The university was founded in 1 ...

, in 1849, holding that post until 1854.Dr Geoge Ferdinand Shaw obituary

But the bulk of his life was spent at TCD, where he served as Senior Dean and Registrar.Dr. George Ferdinand SHAW
Flickr.com 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 ''

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'' 1862–1866, ''Saunders' News Letter'' and the ''

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''.

References

External links

Literary Gossip: Death of G. F. Shaw
'' The Athenaeum'' No 3739, 24 June 1899, p. 787 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, George Ferdinand 19th-century Irish economists The Irish Times editors Academics of Trinity College Dublin 19th-century journalists 19th-century male writers 1821 births 1899 deaths 19th-century Irish businesspeople