Birthdate: April 13, 1939
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Castledawson, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: August 30, 2013
Seamus Heaney was a distinguished Irish poet, playwright, and translator, honored with the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Renowned for notable works such as “Death of a Naturalist,” he was celebrated as a significant figure in Irish poetry, following in the footsteps of Yeats. He taught at St. Joseph’s College in Belfast and held academic positions at Harvard University and Oxford University. He received esteemed accolades, including being named a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Heaney’s profound influence on literature was acknowledged globally, establishing him as a revered storyteller and poet.
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