INGRAM

ingram, john kells (1823-1907), irish scholar and economist, was born in co. donegal, ireland, on the 7th of july 1823. educated at newry school and trinity college, dublin, he was elected a fellow of his college in 1846. he held the professorship of oratory and english literature in dublin university from 1852 to 1866, when he became regius professor of greek. in 1879 he was appointed librarian. ingram was remarkable for his versatility. in his undergraduate days he had written the well-known poem "who fears to speak of ninety-eight?" and his _sonnets and other poems_ (1900) reveal the poetic sense. he contributed many important papers to mathematical societies on geometrical analysis, and did much useful work in advancing the science of classical etymology, notably in his _greek and latin etymology in england_, _the etymology of liddell and scott_. his philosophical works include _outlines of the history of religion_ (1900), _human nature and morals according to a. comte_ (1901), _practical morals_ (1904), and the _final transition_ (1905). he contributed to the 9th edition of the _encyclopaedia britannica_ an historical and biographical article on political economy, which was translated into nearly every european language. his _history of slavery and serfdom_ was also written for the 9th edition of the _encyclopaedia britannica_. he died in dublin on the 18th of may 1907.