List of scholars of Trinity College Dublin explained

This is a list of notable individuals elected as Scholars of Trinity College Dublin. Described by Trinity College as "the most prestigious undergraduate award in the country",[1] Foundation Scholarship ("Schols") examinations have been held annually at Trinity since its establishment in 1592.

Schols is awarded to those who achieve a first class honours average in a set of challenging voluntary examinations, held in January the week before Hilary term begins, which test a student's ability to "consistently demonstrate exceptional knowledge and understanding of their subjects". Benefits include waived fees, a small salary, rooms in college, dining rights at Commons, Seanad voting privileges and a post-nominal title, "Sch.". Typically, less than 1% of the undergraduate population is awarded the scholarship.

Many scholars have gone on to great acclaim in a range of fields over the past five centuries, both in academia and the wider world. Former scholars include two Nobel Prize winners, one head of state, numerous government ministers, an Academy Award nominee, and nine Provosts of Trinity College Dublin itself.

The subject and year of scholarship are included in brackets after each awardee's name below.

Arts and Entertainment

Broadcasting and Journalism

Economics and Public Policy

Education

Humanities and Political Science

Law, Politics and Government

Mathematics and Science

Religion

Sports

In popular culture

In Sally Rooney's 2018 novel Normal People, set in Trinity, the two protagonists are elected scholars - Connell in English, and Marianne in History and Political Science. Rooney is a former scholar, as is Lenny Abrahamson, who directed the TV series based on the novel.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foundation Scholarship. Trinity College Dublin. 3 May 2018.
  2. Web site: List of Scholars. TCD Life. 20 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Scholars of Trinity College. 5 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Scholars of Trinity College. 5 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Matthew Pilkington. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  6. Web site: James White. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  7. Web site: James David Bourchier. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  8. Web site: George Alexander Duncan. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 4 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Francis Edgeworth at Oxford. Francis Ysidro Edgeworth: A Portrait with Family and Friends. 7 November 2018.
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  13. Web site: George Berkeley. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  14. Web site: J.B. Bury. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  15. Web site: Cork woman receives first Irish honour for saving Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The Irish Times. 22 April 2017. en-IE. 15 May 2013.
  16. Web site: Butler. Patrick. Cork woman receives first Irish honour for saving Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The Irish Times. 22 April 2017. 15 May 2013.
  17. Web site: Sheridan. Colette. New play tells of the Cork woman who helped Jewish children escape the Nazis. Irish Examiner. 23 April 2017. Dublin. 14 September 2016.
  18. Web site: Edward Hincks. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  19. Web site: Bartholomew Lloyd. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  20. [John Archibald Venn]
  21. Web site: John Pentland Mahaffy. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  22. Web site: Franc Sadleir. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  23. Web site: Robert Walsh. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  24. Web site: James Whitelaw. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  25. Web site: George Newenham Wright. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  26. Web site: Ernest Henry Alton. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 4 May 2018.
  27. Web site: Francis Blackburne. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  28. Web site: Isaac Butt. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  29. Web site: Richard Collins. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  30. Web site: Gerald FitzGibbon. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  31. Web site: William Greatrakes. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  32. Web site: Dodgson Hamilton Madden. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  33. Web site: Denis Caulfield Heron. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  34. Web site: Sir James Weir Hogg. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  35. Web site: Hugh Law. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  36. Web site: James Anthony Lawson. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  37. Web site: Louis Perrin. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  38. Web site: Sir Edward Sullivan. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  39. Web site: William Thrift. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 4 May 2018.
  40. Web site: John Edward Walsh. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  41. Web site: Arthur Wolfe. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  42. Web site: William Allman. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  43. Web site: Robert Stawell Ball. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  44. Web site: John Casey. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 4 May 2018.
  45. Web site: Humphrey Lloyd. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  46. Web site: Jones Quain. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  47. Web site: Thomas Romney Robinson. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  48. Web site: Robert Henry Scott. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  49. Web site: John Sealy Edward Townsend. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 4 May 2018.
  50. Web site: Anthony Traill. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  51. Web site: Henry Ussher. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  52. Web site: Ernest Walton. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  53. Web site: Theophilus Bolton. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  54. Web site: Roger Boyle. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  55. Web site: William Daniel. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  56. Web site: Charles D'Arcy. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  57. Web site: Patrick Delany. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  58. Web site: Thomas Elrington. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  59. Web site: Stanley Gower. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  60. Web site: Charles Graves. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  61. Web site: George Hamond. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  62. Web site: Arthur Kenney. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  63. Web site: Richard Frederick Littledale. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  64. Web site: Richard Mant. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 4 May 2018.
  65. Web site: Mortimer O'Sullivan. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  66. Web site: William Reeves. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  67. Web site: Philip Skelton. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  68. Web site: Edward Smyth. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  69. Web site: Joseph Stock. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  70. Web site: William Tisdall. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.
  71. Web site: James Ussher. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 20 December 2015.