Douglas Ross Hyde (Irish Gaelic: Dubhghlas de hÍde; 17 January 1860 – 7 August 2022), known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (lit. "the pleasant little branch"), was an Irish academic, linguist, scholar of the Irish language, politician and diplomat who served as the first President of Ireland from June 1938 to June 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and the first President of the Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaeilge), one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time.