John Pentland Mahaffy
Sir John Pentland Mahaffy, GBE, CVO (26 February 1839 – 30 April 1919) was an Irish classicist and polymathic scholar who served as the 34th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1914 to 1919.
Sir John Mahaffy GBE, CVO | |
|---|---|
| 34th Provost of Trinity College Dublin | |
| In office 17 October 1914 – 30 July 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Traill |
| Succeeded by | John Bernard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Pentland Mahaffy 26 February 1839 Vevey, Switzerland |
| Died | 30 April 1919 (aged 80) Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse | Frances Letitia MacDougall (m. 1865; d. 1908) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (B.A., 1859) |
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