David Caron studied Visual Communication at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, to which he returned as lecturer and later as Head of Department. He undertook a Masters at Pratt Institute, New York, and his PhD at Trinity College Dublin. David was one of the three original compilers of the first edition of the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, and since availing of early retirement, he has focused on cataloguing Ireland's stained-glass heritage.