| Authorised form of name | Ashe; St George (1658 - 1718); Bishop of Derry and scholar |
| Dates | 1658 - 1718 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Castle Strange, County Roscommon, Ireland, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1658 |
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland, Europe |
| Date of death | 27 February 1718 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, Europe |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of Ireland |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Rev Richard Norris's School at Drogheda; Trinity College, Dublin (BA 1676; MA 1679; BD 1687; DD 1692)
Career:
Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin (1679); Donegal Lecturer and Professor of Mathematics at Trinity (1685); fled to England; Chaplain to Lord Paget, Ambassador of William III to Vienna (1689); Provost of Trinity (1692); Bishop of Cloyne (1695-1697); Bishop of Clogher (1697-1717); Vice-Chancellor of Dublin University (1702); Bishop of Derry (1717-death)
Memberships:
Dublin Philosophical Society; Oxford Philosophical Society |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/02/1686 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Occasional correspondent on various topics, including astronomical observations, to the Society;
Had a letter published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1698) |
| Relationships | Parents: Thomas Ashe and Jane White
Siblings: Thomas Ashe; Dillon Ashe
Married: Jane St George
Children: St George Ashe
Additional relatives: father-in-law Sir George St George |
| OtherInfo | Ashe was actively involved in the Dublin Philosophical Society and succeeded his friend William Molyneux (FRS 1686) as its secretary. He also conducted multiple public experiments. Despite his scholarly and clerical career, Ashe is often most remembered as Jonathan Swift's teacher at Trinity College and the role he played in the alleged secret marriage between Swift and Esther Johnson, known as Stella. After his death, Ashe's mathematical books were left to Trinity College. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hoppen; Gunther; Burtchaell; ODNB; DIB
References:
Hoppen, K T. 1965. 'The Royal Society and Ireland. II', in Notes and Records, vol. 20, pp. 78-99
Notes:
ODNB has 3 March 1658 as exact date of birth. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/2818528 |
| Code | NA5799 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/W3/62 | Letter, from Charles Willughby to St George Ashe | 1685 |
| RBO/9/54 | 'Account of Native Sulphur found in Ireland by his Grace St George Ashe, Lord Bishop of Clogher' | 1702 |
| RBO/7/68 | Letter from Thomas Molyneux to the St George Ashe, Bishop of Clogher, concerning swarms of insects in the province of Connaught | 5 October 1697 |
| CLP/6/46/2 | Drawing, concerning hydraulic instruments by Mr King | [1687] |
| EL/N1/87 | Letter, from Francis Nevill to St George Ashe | 4 April 1713 |
| EL/A/36 | Letter, from St George Ashe to the Secretary of the Royal Society, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 27 April 1686 |
| EL/A/29 | Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 1685 |
| CLP/9i/66/2 | Plate, drawing showing orientation of the Clogher landslide by St George Ashe | [1713] |
| CLP/9i/66 | Paper, account of a land slide at Clogher by the Bishop of Clogher [St George Ashe] | [1713] |
| CLP/9i/66/1 | Manuscript, account of a land slide at Clogher by the Bishop of Clogher [St George Ashe] | [1713] |
| EL/A/42 | Letter, from St George Ashe to Robert Southwell | 12 February 1694 |
| EL/N1/86 | Letter, from Francis Nevill to St George Ashe | 12 February 1712 |
| EL/A/34 | Paper, on the quadrature of the circle by St George Ashe | 10 March 1685 |
| EL/A/33 | Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 24 November 1685 |
| EL/M1/106 | Letter, from Thomas Molyneux to St George Ashe | 1697 |
| EL/C2/29 | Extract of a letter, from the Reverend St George [Ashe] [to the Royal Society] | 2 April 1696 |
| EL/N1/85 | Extract of a letter, from Francis Nevill to St George Ashe | 14 October 1712 |
| EL/A/41 | Letter, from St George Ashe to Edmond Halley, dated at Vienna | 19 July 1691 |
| EL/A/30 | Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 1685 |
| EL/A/31 | Letter, from St George Ashe to Francis Aston, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 16 September 1685 |
| EL/A/40 | Letter, from St George Ashe to Edmond Halley, dated at Vienna | 27 July 1690 |
| EL/A/28 | Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 30 May 1685 |
| EL/A/39 | Letter, from St George Ashe to Edmond Halley, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 15 July 1687 |
| RBO/9/1 | Observations of a partial lunar eclipse witnessed in Dublin on 19 November 1686 by St George Ashe and Dr Smith | nd |
| CLP/6/46/1 | Manuscript, 'Concerning hydraulick engines by Mr King' | [1687] |
| EL/A/38 | Part of a letter, from St George Ashe [to the Royal Society], dated at Trinity College Dublin | 26 March 1687 |
| EL/A/37 | Letter, from St George Ashe to Mr Benbrig, Fellow of University College and secretary of the Philosophical Society of Oxford, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 23 November 1686 |
| EL/A/32 | Letter, from St George Ashe to William Musgrave, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 10 October 1685 |
| EL/A/35 | Letter, from St George Ashe to William Musgrave, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 18 March 1686 |
| EL/M1/107 | Letter, from Thomas Molyneux to St George Ashe | 1702 |
| CLP/6/46 | Paper, 'Concerning hydraulick engines' by [William] King | [1687] |
| CLP/12i/30a | Paper, 'A relation of an extraordinary effect of the power of imagination' by Mr St George Ash [Ashe] | [1686] |