Myles Dillon

Myles Dillon
Myles Dillon
Born	Myles Patrick Dillon; 11 April 1900; Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	18 June 1972 (aged 72); Monkstown Hospital, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Spouse	Elizabeth Mary La Touche (m. 1938)
Children	5, including John M. Dillon
Parents	John Dillon (father); Elizabeth Mathew (mother);
Relatives	James Dillon (brother); John Blake Dillon (paternal grandfather); James Charles Mathew (maternal grandfather);
Academic background
Education	University College Dublin; (B.A., 1921; M.A., 1922); University of Bonn; (Ph.D., 1925);
Doctoral advisor	Rudolf Thurneysen
Academic work
Institutions	Trinity College Dublin; (1928–1930); University College Dublin; (1930–1937); University of Wisconsin; (1937–1946); University of Chicago; (1946–1947); University of Edinburgh; (1947–1949); Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies; (1949–1968);
Main interests	Comparative philology; Celtic studies; Sanskrit;

Myles Patrick Dillon (11 April 1900 – 18 June 1972) was an Irish scholar whose primary interests were comparative philology, Celtic studies, and Sanskrit.^[1]^[2]

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Myles Dillon

Born	Myles Patrick Dillon (1900-04-11)11 April 1900 Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	18 June 1972(1972-06-18) (aged 72) Monkstown Hospital, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Spouse	Elizabeth Mary La Touche (m. 1938)
Children	5, including John M. Dillon
Parents	John Dillon (father) Elizabeth Mathew (mother)
Relatives	James Dillon (brother) John Blake Dillon (paternal grandfather) James Charles Mathew (maternal grandfather)

Academic background
Education	University College Dublin (B.A., 1921; M.A., 1922) University of Bonn (Ph.D., 1925)
Doctoral advisor	Rudolf Thurneysen
Academic work
Institutions	Trinity College Dublin (1928–1930) University College Dublin (1930–1937) University of Wisconsin (1937–1946) University of Chicago (1946–1947) University of Edinburgh (1947–1949) Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1949–1968)
Main interests	Comparative philology Celtic studies Sanskrit