Ekaterina Dashkova's guest appearances

Ekaterina Dashkova

The Royal Irish Academy

Henry James

Seamus Heaney

Thomas Moore

Desmond Ryan

John Martin

Edmund Burke

Bruce Campbell

Terry Eagleton

Danny Dorling

Sean Duffy

Michael Ryan

Onora O'Neill

Nicola Sturgeon

James Watson

John Graham

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Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Angela Byrne, DFAT Historian-in-Residence at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. The second lecture in our series 'Prodigies of learning: Academy women in the nineteenth century'Princess Dashkova was one of the leading lights of the Enlightenment, a multilingual traveller, writer and early confidante of Catherine the Great. In 1783-94, she directed two Russian academies, and in 1791 was elected honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy. This talk will cover her considerable academic achievements, her tumultuous personal life, and her friendship with Cork sisters Martha and Katherine Wilmot.Location: Academy HouseDate: Wednesday 14 November, 2018Speaker:Dr Angela Byrne is DFAT Historian-in-Residence at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. She has published and taught histories of migration, travel and exploration, and women in the sciences.Disclaimer:The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Angela Byrne, DFAT Historian-in-Residence at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. The second lecture in our series 'Prodigies of learning: Academy women in the nineteenth century' Princess Dashkova was one of the leading lights of the Enlightenment, a multilingual traveller, writer and early confidante of Catherine the Great. In 1783-94, she directed two Russian academies, and in 1791 was elected honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy. This talk will cover her considerable academic achievements, her tumultuous personal life, and her friendship with Cork sisters Martha and Katherine Wilmot. Location: Academy House Date: Wednesday 14 November, 2018 Speaker: Dr Angela Byrne is DFAT Historian-in-Residence at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. She has published and taught histories of migration, travel and exploration, and women in the sciences. Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors’ own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

‘A Woman in an August Sanctuary': Princess Ekaterina Dashkova, Director of the Russian Academies