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Career
Praeger was predominantly recognised for his work as a naturalist and his professional career was designed to cater to this course of study.

Engineering
Following his first foray into civil engineering, Praeger would continue to work in this field for the coming years. He would not find much success in his profession as he prioritised his study of naturalism over long-term projects, declining a site-engineer position with the Stonyford Water Scheme in 1888. He would spend the next five years on short-term commissions in conjunction with his naturalist work.

The Irish Naturalist
In 1892, Praeger co-founded the Irish Naturalist alongside George H. Carpenter and would remain a chief editor throughout the entirety of its 33-year run. A popular journal, the publication would run until 1924 and was succeeded soon after with the Irish Naturalist’s Journal in 1926.

Librarianship
In 1893, Praeger would transition from civil engineering entirely following his permanent move to Dublin, instead becoming the Assistant Librarian in the National Library of Ireland under Thomas W. Lyster. He is credited with playing a major role in the arrangement and collection of the  library's map collection, and aided in the development of the Index to scientific periodicals in Dublin libraries (1929). He would become head Librarian in 1920, but would retire in 1924 aged 59. He retained ties to the organisation post-retirement, even becoming the first president of the Library Association of Ireland.

Royal Irish Academy
Praeger was also heavily involved with the Royal Irish Academy, being elected to its council in 1893. He was made the Academy’s Librarian in 1905, which he held in some fashion even into his time as its’ President from 1931 to 1934. Praeger is recognized for his contributions to the study of natural history in Ireland, much of his later work facilitated by the Academy. He organised numerous surveys during his tenure, the most notable being the Clare Island Survey, between 1909 and 1915, one of the first major organised scientific survey of a definite area "far surpassing anything that had hitherto been attempted” at this time.

Institutions

 * National Library of Ireland
 * Royal Irish Academy
 * Library Association of Ireland

Publications

 * The Irish Naturalist
 * Irish Naturalists' Journal
 * Clare Island Survey

People

 * George Herbert Carpenter
 * Thomas William Lyster