About John Hegarty
Born 1948. John Hegarty is a physicist.
John Hegarty (born 1948) is an Irish physicist and academic who served as the 43rd Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 2001 to 2011.
Early life and education He was born in Claremorris, County Mayo, and was educated locally at St Colman's College. He holds a BSc in Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Philosophy from St Patrick's College, Maynooth, a HDipEd also from Maynooth and a PhD from University College Galway. and they have two children, Cillian and Ciarán.
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Provost of Trinity College, Dublin
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John Hegarty was born in 1948 in Claremorris.
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John Hegarty is a physicist.
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