Robert Knox was born in County Tyrone and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He gained a Doctorate of Divinity in 1858, and having served as Bishop of Down and Connor from 1849 to 1886, he then became Archbishop of Armagh. He was author of the important Ecclesiastical Index (of Ireland), which was published in 1839.

Born:	25 September 1808
Died:	23 October 1893