Arthur Montagu Gwynn

Arthur Montagu Gwynn (5 August 1908 – 31 January 2008) was an Irish scientist and doctor. Early life Born in Dublin, his father was Edward John Gwynn, Irish scholar and sometime Provost of Trinity College Dublin. His mother was Olive Mary Gwynn née Ponsonby. From an early age he took a keen interest in natural history and had a special fondness for birds. After attending St Columba's College in Rathfarnham Arthur Gwynn studied at Trinity College Dublin, from which he graduated in 1930 with first class honours in zoology, botany and geology.