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Most Famous Irish Scientists & Academics
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Ireland 1,143
1,609 RB 
Robert Boyle Irish Physicist 1627–1691
Robert Boyle Irish Physicist 1627–1691 13,963 RC Richard Cantillon Irish Economist 1680–1734
16,499 EW 
Ernest Walton Irish Physicist 1903–1995
Ernest Walton Irish Physicist 1903–1995 33,014 JP 
John Philip Holland Irish Engineer 1841–1914
John Philip Holland Irish Engineer 1841–1914 35,461 GJ 
George Johnstone Stoney Irish Physicist 1826–1911
George Johnstone Stoney Irish Physicist 1826–1911 60,410 EI 
Edmund Ignatius Rice Irish Education 1762–1844
Edmund Ignatius Rice Irish Education 1762–1844 64,203 LR 
Louise Richardson Irish Professor b. 1958
Louise Richardson Irish Professor b. 1958 64,834 JJ 
John Joly Irish Physicist 1857–1933
John Joly Irish Physicist 1857–1933 72,946 CH 
Charles Handy Irish Economist b. 1932
Charles Handy Irish Economist b. 1932 164,916 LP Lawrence Parsons (4th Earl of Rosse) Irish Astronomer 1840–1908
191,716 JC 
John Casey (mathematician) Irish Mathematician 1820–1891
John Casey (mathematician) Irish Mathematician 1820–1891 199,238 WH William Higgins (chemist) Irish Chemist 1763–1825
211,504 EJ 
Edwin John Butler Irish Botanist 1874–1943
Edwin John Butler Irish Botanist 1874–1943 222,662 PM Peter Mair Irish Scientist 1951–2011
224,112 SL 
S. L. Loney Irish Mathematician 1860–1939
S. L. Loney Irish Mathematician 1860–1939 227,788 WM W. M. Gorman Irish Economist 1923–2003
256,585 EH Ellen Hutchins Irish Botanist 1785–1815
298,065 EO 
Eugene O'Curry Irish Academic 1794–1862
Eugene O'Curry Irish Academic 1794–1862 354,215 MB Mary Brück Irish Astronomer 1925–2008
375,836 MN Maurice Neligan Irish Surgeon 1937–2010
455,132 SH Savita Halappanavar Irish Biologist 1981–2012
490,603 JA 
John A. Ryan Irish Economist 1868–1945
John A. Ryan Irish Economist 1868–1945 498,796 JR John Rutty Irish Chemist 1697–1775
498,974 AF Arthur Francis George Kerr Irish Botanist 1877–1942
549,020 ST 
Sheila Tinney Irish Mathematician 1918–2010
Sheila Tinney Irish Mathematician 1918–2010 562,912 PH Patrick Henry Cronin Irish Physician 1846–1889
640,592 NF Noel Fitzpatrick Irish Physician b. 1967
668,527 SR Sinfer Rischatowitsch Ismagilow Irish Chemist b. 1947
690,083 RB 
Richard Barter Irish Physician 1802–1870
Richard Barter Irish Physician 1802–1870 717,530 DV Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald Irish Ornithologist 1910–1974
743,676 JB 
John Breslin Irish Engineer b. 1973
John Breslin Irish Engineer b. 1973 794,812 WM Wilhelm Mac Neven O’Kelly ab Aghrim Irish Academic 1713–1787
851,310 SC Sister Consilio Irish Nurse b. 1937
1,064,761 JG 
Joe Griffin (psychologist) Irish Psychologist b. 1947
Joe Griffin (psychologist) Irish Psychologist b. 1947 1,100,563 EM Emily MacManus Irish Nurse 1886–1978
1,127,170 CA 
Charles Alexander MacMunn Irish Physician 1852–1911
Charles Alexander MacMunn Irish Physician 1852–1911 1,187,695 SC Samuel Crumpe Irish Physician 1766–1796
1,196,613 PF Patrick Foley Irish Professor 1857–1926
1,196,765 DC 
Daniel Charles O'Connell Irish Education 1745–1833
Daniel Charles O'Connell Irish Education 1745–1833 1,499,266 CJ 
Charles J. Patten Irish Ornithologist 1870–1949
Charles J. Patten Irish Ornithologist 1870–1949 1,689,934 VB Veronica Burns Irish Geologist 1914–1998
1,997,783 MK Michael Kennelly Irish Academic 1914–2011
2,105,755 SM Séamus Mac an Iomaire Irish Botanist 1891–1967
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