Bertram Windle was a doctor, a scientist, an archaeologist, an anthropologist, a writer on English literature and evolution, and President of Queen's/University College Cork. During his time in Ireland between 1904 and 1919, he had a major impact on the development of higher education and the development of the National University of Ireland.
Bertram Windle, given his background and formation, provides a unique view of Irish politics, history and education. The work is all the more important because of the richness of primary sources on which it is based.
