Patrick Michael Quinlan (7 December 1919 – 8 November 2001) was an Irish academic and member of Seanad Éireann from 1957 to 1977.
[1] He was born near Kilfinane, County Limerick on 7 December 1919, to farmer Jeremiah Quinlan and his wife, Josephine (née Casey).
[2][3] He was educated at CBS Charleville School, County Cork, and at St Munchin's College in Limerick.
[3] In 1967, he was awarded a Higher Doctorate, the DSc from the National University of Ireland and in 1978, he was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy.
[1] He authored many publications, including A Dynamic Model of the Irish Economy (1961), and The Edge Function Method (1968).