Thomas William Lyster

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Thomas William Lyster (* 1855 ; † 1922 ) was director of the Irish National Library in Dublin from 1895 until he left in 1920.

He worked in the National Library from 1878, translated Heinrich Düntzer 's Goethe's Life into English in 1883 and was the editor of a school book on poetry called Intermediate School Anthology .

Lyster was a member of the Church of Ireland and James Joyce used him as a template for the "Quaker Librarian" in his novel Ulysses .

Works

  • 1883 - Düntzer's Life of Goethe (translation into English) 2 vol
  • English Poems for Young Students

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Lyster . In: Princess Grace Irish Library (Monaco) . Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b Directors of the Library . In: National Library of Ireland . Retrieved August 22, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Lyster, Thomas William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Director of the National Library of Ireland (1895-1920)
DATE OF BIRTH 1855
DATE OF DEATH 1922
Place of death Dublin