Eoin MacWhite

Who is Eoin MacWhite?

Eoin MacWhite was an Irish diplomat, archaeologist, and scholar. He was born in Geneva where his father, Michael MacWhite, was sent as a representative of Dáil Éireann to the League of Nations. He attended University College Dublin from 1940, ultimately earning a PhD in Archaeology. His important contributions to archaeology included work on Irish rock art and the Iberian bronze age. He joined the Irish diplomatic service and rose to the rank of ambassador, representing his country first at that rank in Australia and subsequently the Netherlands. He was killed in a car accident in 1972.