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William Kirkpatrick Magee (16 January 1868 – 9 May 1961), was an Irish author, editor, and librarian, who as an essayist and poet adopted the pen-name of John Eglinton. He became head librarian of the National Library of Ireland, after opposing the "cultural nationalism" of his time. From 1904 to 1905 he edited the literary journal ''Dana'' and was the biographer of George William Russell ("Æ"). ==Early life== Magee was born in Dublin, the second son of a Presbyterian minister originally from Ulster, the Rev. Hamilton Magee,〔 by his marriage to Emily Clare Kirkpatrick.〔"Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881" database, (: search ) accessed 25 November 2015), William Kirkpatrick Magee, 16 Jan 1868; citing Dublin, Ireland, reference v. 7-2, p. 577; FHL microfilm 101,166〕 His parents had been married at St Mary's Church, Dublin, on 5 April 1860, when their fathers' names were given as William G. Kirkpatrick and Henry Bell Magee.〔"Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898" database, (search ) accessed 25 November 2015, Hamilton Magee and Emily Clare Kirkpatrick, 05 Apr 1860; citing St. Mary, Dub, Ire, reference 2:3Q5G371; FHL microfilm 101,416〕 He was the younger brother of Hamilton Malcolm Magee, born in 1866,〔 "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881" database, (: search ) accessed 25 November 2015, Emily Clare Kirkpatrick in entry for Hamilton Malcolm Magee, 09 May 1866; citing 0564, DUBLIN, DUBLIN, IRELAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 101,126.〕 and another brother, James Henry Magee, was born in 1870.〔"Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881" database, (: search ) accessed 25 November 2015, Emily Clare Kirkpatrick in entry for James Henry Magee, 06 Feb 1870; citing Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, reference ; FHL microfilm 101, 201.〕 The young Magee was educated at the Erasmus Smith High School, Dublin, where he got to know W. B. Yeats. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1887, and four times won the Vice-Chancellor's prize for composition in English, Greek, or Latin,〔 for verse in 1889 and again in 1890, and for prose in 1892 and 1893.〔David A. Ross, "Eglinton, John", in ''Critical Companion to William Butler Yeats: A Literary Reference to His Life'' (2009), (pp. 461-462 )〕〔Robert Sullivan, (Eglinton, John (1868-1961) ), at modjourn.com, accessed 22 November 2015〕 Magee's brother, H. M. Magee, lived at the Theosophical Society lodge at 3, Upper Ely Place, sharing rooms with George William Russell, known as "Æ". The two oldest brothers were both Theosophists.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Kirkpatrick Magee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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