James Drought
Senior fellow and Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Dublin
About James Drought
Lived 1738 – 1820 (aged 81–82).
James Drought (1738 – 1820) was an Irish academic.
Drought was born in County Offaly (then called King's County) and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He became a Fellow of Trinity College in 1762, a lecturer in 1778 and Regius Professor of Divinity there in 1790.
He was a member of the Drought family prominent in County Offaly.
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Who was James Drought?
senior fellow and Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Dublin
When was James Drought born?
James Drought was born in 1738.
When did James Drought die?
James Drought died in 1820.
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· DBpedia: James Drought (theologian)
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