Robert Atkinson was an Anglo-Irish academic, known as a philologist and textual scholar.
The Book of Leinster, to which Robert Atkinson wrote an introduction for the facsimile edition
Royal Irish Academy
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The Royal Irish Academy, based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the natural sciences, arts, literature, and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier learned society and one of its
Robert Atkinson (philologist)
…Abraham Grierson, who reported Atkinson's practical interest in martial arts including jujutsu. On 11 January 1876 Atkinson was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy, and in March became a member of its council. In 1876 he was chosen librarian. Secretary of council from 1878 to 1901, he was then elected president…
Royal Irish Academy, Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Meeting Room in Academy House
Initial page from the 9th-century Stowe Missal
Navigation House, Grafton Street