Musician Dictionary

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

DescriptionIrish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
Source: Wikidata
Born1865-06-13
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceDublin Sandymount
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1939-01-28
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathMenton Menton Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaIreland
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryIE
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CitizenshipIrish Free State
Source: Wikidata
Occupationmystic politician poet astrologer writer playwright
Source: Wikidata
Member ofRoyal Society of Literature Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Yeats family
Source: Wikidata
AwardsGoethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt Nobel Prize in Literature Doctor of Letters Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

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Identifiers

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