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'''Jane Ohlmeyer''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MRIA}}, is a historian and academic, specialising in [[Early modern period|early modern]] [[History of Ireland|Irish]] and [[History of the British Isles|British history]]. She is the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History (1762) at [[Trinity College Dublin]]<ref name="tcd.ie">{{
Ohlmeyer was the founding
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In addition to historical research, Ohlmeyer regularly speaks on topics that relate more generally to the importance of the arts and humanities,<ref name=":0">{{Cite
In 2021, Ohlmeyer delivered the [[Ford Lectures]] on 'Ireland, Empire and the Early Modern World' at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{
== Early life and education ==
Ohlmeyer was born in [[Zambia]] to a Northern Irish mother and a South African father, moving to Belfast in 1969.<ref>{{
== Career ==
Ohlmeyer was appointed [[Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History]] at [[Trinity College Dublin]] in 2003. Prior to that appointment, she held posts at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara|University of California at Santa Barbara]], [[Yale University]] and, from 1995 to 2003, at the [[University of Aberdeen]].<ref>{{
Ohlmeyer has taught undergraduate and postgraduate students at [[Trinity College Dublin]], at [[Yale University|Yale]], the [[University of Aberdeen]], [[New York University]] and [[Ashoka University]] in New Delhi. At Trinity, she has supervised 11 [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] students and mentored
In 2015 Ohlmeyer was appointed Chair of the [[Irish Research Council]]. The
From 2015 to 2020 Ohlmeyer was Director of the
In 2011 Ohlmeyer was appointed Trinity's first Vice President for Global relations, a post she held until 2014.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Ohlmeyer designed and implemented Trinity's
Ohlmeyer has held visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford,<ref>{{
She is member of the [[Royal Irish Academy]],<ref name="Jane Helen Ohlmeyer">{{
In 2021 she was considered for the role of [[Provost (education)|Provost]] of the college when the position was being considered for one of three women, including [[Linda Hogan (ethicist)|Linda Hogan]] and [[Linda Doyle]], making it the first time a woman was provost since the founding of the college.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trinity will see a woman in the top job for first time since 1592 |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/trinity-will-see-a-woman-in-the-top-job-for-first-time-since-1592-39976292.html |work=independent |language=en}}</ref>
== Research ==
Ohlmeyer is the author or editor of numerous articles and 13 books, including Volume 2 of
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== Public engagement and advocacy ==
Ohlmeyer was closely involved in the development and launch of ''History Scotland'', an illustrated and interdisciplinary quarterly magazine that is aimed at members of the general public. She has contributed to a number of television ([[BBC]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Charles I: Downfall of a King (TV Mini-Series 2019) - IMDb|date=9 July 2019|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10667304/|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref> [[RTÉ]], TV3,<ref>{{Citation|title=Tales of Irish Castles (TV Series 2014) - IMDb|date=22 June 2014|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5909184/|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref> [[Channel 4]],<ref>{{
As Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub, she developed the
Ohlmeyer regularly speaks on topics that relate more generally to the importance of the arts and humanities,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> the value of inter- and trans-disciplinarity,<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> educational policy,<ref name=":5" /> and digital humanities.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /> She has commented on the barriers facing women in the university sector<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" /> and launched a free Democracy Curriculum in 2020.<ref name=":11" /> She is a committed advocate of the public humanities and policy engagement and is a notable public commentator on contemporary issues.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" />
Ohlmeyer is also co-chair of the [[Royal Irish Academy]]
== Honours ==
* 2021: The Ford Lectures on
* 2020: Stand up for Research – Research Excellence Award, Trinity College Dublin<ref>{{
* 2018: Societal Impact – Innovation Award, Trinity College Dublin<ref>{{
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* 2011: Elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy<ref name="Jane Helen Ohlmeyer"/>
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* 1994: ''Civil War and Restoration in the Three Stuart Kingdoms'' American Conference on Irish Studies (ACIS) book prize for History and Social Sciences
* 1993: ''Civil War and Restoration in the Three Stuart Kingdoms'' [[The Whitfield
==Selected works==
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* {{cite book |last1=Ohlmeyer |first1=Jane |title=Making Ireland English: the Irish aristocracy in the seventeenth century |date=2012 |publisher=Yale University Press |location=New Haven |isbn=978-0300118346}}
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Ohlmeyer |editor1-first=Jane |title=The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 2, 1550–1730 |date=2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=978-1107117631}}
* Ohlmeyer, Jane, ed. (2020). ''A Short View of the State and Condition of the Kingdom of Ireland.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|9780198791072}}.
* {{cite book |last=Ohlmeyer |first=Jane |title=Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism and the Early Modern World |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=2023}}
Ohlmeyer has published 13 academic books (2 monographs and 11 edited or co-edited),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Professor Jane Ohlmeyer Erasmus Smith's Chair of Modern History, History|url=https://www.tcd.ie/research/profiles/?profile=ohlmeyej}}</ref> over forty articles<ref>{{Cite web|title=Publications|url=https://www.janeohlmeyer.ie/publications/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Jane Ohlmeyer|language=en-US}}</ref> and was one of the four co-editors of the Irish Manuscripts Commission The 1641 Depositions in 12 volumes (2014–20).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=1641 Depositions series|url=https://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/1641-depositions-series/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Irish Manuscripts|language=en-GB}}</ref>▼
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==References==
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