Talk:John Tyndall
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[edit] John Tyndall
At the time when he lived, Ireland and Great Britain formed part of a single state, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. However, his family had been established already for several centuries in Ireland (see article on Tyndall family), and as such he was as British as Robert Emmet, Wolfe Tone, Charles Stuart Parnell, and as Irish as the 1st Duke of Wellington, etc. Let us agree then that he was Anglo-Irish!
Seneschally yours!
Is it so difficult to understand that Tyndall, like Wilde, Shaw and so many others, was Irish and not British? if you insist on propagating "knowledge" via the Internet, please try to get your basic geography in order.
MS
Tyndall describes himself as British. He strongly believes that there is no such distinction. Whether or not you think he is "technically" irish, it is perhaps worth mentioning that he considered himself british.
Everyone in Ireland was considered British at that time, since Ireland was a British colony. Yes, including all of those rebels who fought to have that title removed. But that doesn't mean they weren't Irish. And there IS a distinction between Ireland and Britain - one is an independent country and the other is a collective English colony. Even in the context of the 19th century, he was Irish. I don't see why you felt the need to make that comment. Do you accept the IRA as British then?
John Tyndall worked in the Irish ordinance survey. Upon completion he transferred to the English survey, where he was in fact dismissed. Reason - he lodged a formal protest to the survey regarding its inefficiency and its treatment of the Irish. After working on the railroads for some years, he went to Germany to further his research, before returning to England as a lecturer at the Royal institution, where he is noted to have made vast contributions to his field. He later went on to lecture in America. He was Irish. Too bad he couldn't get a fair deal at home under British colonial rule.
