Mary Ryan (academic)

Mary Ryan
Born	(1873-12-14)14 December 1873 Cork, Ireland
Died	16 June 1961(1961-06-16) (aged 87) Douglas, County Cork
Occupation	Professor of Romance Languages at University College Cork
Parent(s)	Edward Ryan Matilda Ryan(nee O'Connor)
Relatives	Bishop Finbar Ryan OP (brother) Sir Andrew Ryan (brother) Sir Thomas Ryan (brother)

Mary Ryan (14 December 1873 – 16 June 1961) was the first woman in Ireland or Great Britain to be a professor at a university. She was the Professor of Romance Languages at University College Cork in 1910.^[1]