Smith, Louis Patrick Frederick (1923-2012)--DB5713
Biographical Notes
Date of birth and date of death
21.12.1923-25.11.2012
Maiden name, place of origin
Crossdoney, Co. Cavan
Marital status, religious denomination, children
Married in 1951 to Sheila Brady; 3 sons, 3 daughters
Social background, family connections
Son of Frederick Paul Smith, farmer and ophthalmologist, and Isabella Smith
Education, occupation and public functions
Education
University College Dublin: Ph.D. 1955, Master 1948, Bachelor 1947, study of economics and history
Occupation
University College Dublin: associate professor of political economy 1969-1988, lecturer in agricultural economics and international trade 1954-; Economics consultant; National Farmers Association (NFA): economic adviser 1955-1963; Department of External Affairs: assistant in the trade section 1949-; Manchester University: lecturer
Functions in agricultural institutions
Macra na Feirme: member 1954-; Irish Agricultural Organisation Society (IAOS): member 1951-1954
Functions in other institutions
Irish Council for Overseas Students: president; Irish Federation of University Teachers: council member; Academic Staff Association: secretary, committee member; Christian Family Movement: member
Political activities
Irish Council of the European Movement: chairman 1962-1965, founding member 1954
Short Biography
References
Own publications
- (with Healy, Seán (1926-)--DB5072:) Farm organisations in Ireland: a century of progress, Dublin 1996
- (with Doyle, Pat--DB5246:) Milk to market, Dublin 1989
- Agricola, a weekly farming column in the Irish Independent, 1965-1969
- The evolution of agricultural co-operation, Oxford 1961
Sources
- ARH file no. 4951