Patrick Pearse
1879 – 1916 · aged 37
Irish revolutionary, shot by the British Army in 1916
- Born
- 10 Nov 1879 · Dublin
- Died
- 3 May 1916 · Dublin
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- 10 Nov 1879BornBorn in Dublin
- 1916WarEaster Rising
- 3 May 1916DiedDied in Dublin
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- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
Biography
Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; Irish: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with 15 others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion.
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