Patrick Quinlan
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| Senator | |
| In office 22 May 1957 – 27 October 1977 | |
| Constituency | National University |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1919-12-07)7 December 1919 County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 8 November 2001(2001-11-08) (aged 81) Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Jane Healy (m. 1946) |
| Children | 5 |
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Patrick Michael Quinlan (7 December 1919 – 8 November 2001) was an Irish academic and member of Seanad Éireann from 1957 to 1977.[1]
He was born near Kilfinane, County Limerick on 7 December 1919, to farmer Jeremiah Quinlan and his wife, Josephine (née Casey).[2][3] He was educated at CBS Charleville School, County Cork, and at St Munchin's CollegeinLimerick.[2] In 1938, he attended University College Cork (UCC), where he studied civil engineering.[2] He continued his studies at UCC in mathematical science, graduating with a B.Sc. (1942) and M.Sc. (1943).
He completed his PhD at California Institute of Technology in 1949.[4] He was professor of mathematical physics at University College Cork. He was a member of the governing body of UCC, and a fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies from 1971.[3] In 1967, he was awarded a Higher Doctorate, the DSc from the National University of Ireland and in 1978, he was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy. He was a founder member of the National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 1983.[4]
He was elected to the 9th Seanad in 1957 for the National University constituency.[1] He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1961, 1965, 1969 and 1973. He did not contest the 1977 Seanad election.[1]
He authored many publications, including A Dynamic Model of the Irish Economy (1961), and The Edge Function Method (1968).[3]
On 14 February 1946, Quinlan married a fellow UCC graduate, Jane Healy.[2] They had one son and four daughters. He died on 8 November 2001 in Cork.[2]
