About George Coffey
Lived 1857 – 1916 (aged 58–59). George Coffey was an Irish anthropologist, archaeologist and numismatist.
George Coffey (1857–1916) was a scholar of Irish history and cultural revivalist.
Coffey was a bookbinder, archaeologist, and the first keeper of antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland. He was associated with the cultural revival movement and Douglas Hyde's Gaelic League and the rediscovery of the Irish language.
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Who was George Coffey?
Irish scholar and anthropologist
When was George Coffey born?
George Coffey was born in 1857.
When did George Coffey die?
George Coffey died in 1916.
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George Coffey was an anthropologist, archaeologist and numismatist.
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George Coffey was Irish.
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