Thomas A. Finlay
Male, Deceased Person
1848 – 1940
Who was Thomas A. Finlay?
Thomas A. Finlay, S. J. was an Irish Catholic priest, economist, philosopher and editor.
He founded and edited the magazines Lyceum, New Ireland Review and Studies. He helped found the Messenger of the Sacred Heart, the Irish Monthly and the Irish Homestead.
He was auditor of the Literary and Historical Society in 1883-1884. He was, in turn, professor of classics, of philosophy, and of political economy at University College Dublin from 1903 to 1930.
With Horace Plunkett he helped found the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society. He was a Commissioner of National Education, chaired the Committee on Intermediate Education, and was chairman of the trustees of the National Library.
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