Thomas Quinn Cahill was an American scholar and writer.
13 Facts About Thomas Cahill
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Thomas Cahill was best known for The Hinges of History series, a prospective seven-volume series in which the author recounts formative moments in Western civilization.
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Thomas Cahill's father, Patrick, worked as an insurance executive; his mother, Margaret, was a homemaker.
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Thomas Cahill was thrown out and went on to graduate from Fordham Preparatory School.
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Thomas Cahill continued his study of Greek and Latin literature, as well as medieval philosophy, scripture, and theology, at Fordham University.
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Thomas Cahill ultimately decided not to pursue the priesthood, and went on to complete his Master of Fine Arts in film and dramatic literature at Columbia University in 1968.
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Thomas Cahill resided in Ireland for 18 months from 1970 to 1971 to perform research for A Literary Guide to Ireland for Scribner's.
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Thomas Cahill served as the North American education correspondent for The Times of London, and was for many years a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times Book Review.
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Thomas Cahill was a contributor to the magazine Irish America.
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Thomas Cahill spent two years as a visiting scholar at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he studied Hebrew and the Hebrew Bible.
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Thomas Cahill first heard about Green from Judge Sheila Murphy who was working on the appeal of the case.
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Thomas Cahill requested that he visit Green, which he did in December 2003.
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Thomas Cahill died in his sleep on October 18,2022, at his home in Manhattan.