Michael Cronin (academic)
Michael Anthony Cronin (born 1 October 1960) is an Irish academic specialist in culture, travel literature, translation studies and the Irish language. He is the current holder of the Chair of French (established 1776) at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Cronin is a member of the Royal Irish Academy. Biography. He was born on 1 October 1960 holds a BA in French and English from Trinity College Dublin in 1982, a MA from University College Dublin and a Ph.D awarded in 1991 from Trinity College Dublin with a thesis "Ludic elements in the prose fiction of Réjean  Ducharme and Gérard Bessette" He is co-editor of "The Irish Review". He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2008, and held the post of its Humanities Secretary. He is also the Chairperson of Poetry Ireland. He was appointed to the Ambassadors Chair at KU Leuven for the 2019-2020 academic year. Published works. Books written by Michael Cronin include: Books edited by him include: