Ann Martha Rowan

Ann Martha Rowan
Born
Ann Martha Wrinch

(1938-11-09)9 November 1938
London, UK
Died30 July 2024(2024-07-30) (aged 85)
Blackrock Clinic, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
OrganisationIrish Architectural Archive
Known forDictionary of Irish Architects
Spouse
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(m. 1968)​
Children1
RelativesCharlotte Roueché (sister)

Ann Martha Rowan (née Wrinch; 9 November 1938 – 30 July 2024) was a British archivist and editor active in Ireland.[1][2][3] Rowan worked for 30 years at the Irish Architectural Archive, where she created and edited the Dictionary of Irish Architects.[1][2][3] In 2018, Rowan received an honorary Master's from Trinity College Dublin.[1][4] The same year Rowan and Alistair John Rowan despoisted "The Alistair and Ann Martha Rowan Collection of Architectural Publications" at the Irish Architectural Archive.[5]

Rowan was born Ann Martha Wrinch on 9 November 1938 in London, and was the elder sister of the academic Charlotte Roueché.[6][7][8] On 20 July 1968, Rowan married the Irish architectural historian Alistair John Rowan, with whom she had a daughter.[6][9] On 30 July 2024, Rowan died at the Blackrock Clinic in Blackrock, Dublin aged 85.[3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 O'Riordan, Colum (26 June 2018). "Ann Martha Rowan honoured". IAA Blog. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Dictionary of Irish Architects". IAF. Dublin: Irish Architecture Foundation. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ann Martha Rowan". IAA Articles. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive. 2024. Archived from the original on 11 May 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Honorary Degrees 2018: Ann Martha Rowan (M.Litt.)". Registrar. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Alistair and Ann Martha Rowan Collection of Architectural Publications". Irish Architectural Archive Catalogue. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive.
  6. 1 2 3 "The death has occurred of Ann Martha Rowan (née Wrinch)". RIP.ie. Dundalk, County Louth: The Irish Times Group. 6 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ann M Wrinch [birth index]". England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. 1a (Q4). London: General Register Office: 521. 1938.
  8. ↑ "Ann M Wrinch". Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787–2004; Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Miami, Florida; A3995 – Miami, Florida, 1957–1963; 324. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. 1961.
  9. ↑ "Marriages". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 July 1968. Retrieved 15 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.