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.

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