Seamus Heaney
1939 to 2013
13 documented presences
11 places
Quo Fuit places 13 dated presences for Seamus Heaney across 11 places, from 1939 to 2013. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Seamus Heaney was documented, and when
13 April 1939exact date
Castledawsonattested
“Heaney was born on 13 April 1939 at the family farmhouse called Mossbawn, near Castledawson in County Londonderry; he was the first of nine children.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1957year
Queen's University Belfastattested
“Heaney studied English Language and Literature at Queen's University Belfast starting in 1957.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1970 to 1971period
University of California, Berkeleyattested
“Heaney taught as a visiting professor in English at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1970–1971 academic year.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1972year
Belfastattested
“In 1972, he left his lectureship in Belfast, moved to Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland, and began writing on a full-time basis.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1972year
Wicklowattested
“In 1972, he left his lectureship in Belfast, moved to Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland, and began writing on a full-time basis.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1976year
Carysfort Collegeattested
“In 1976, Heaney was appointed Head of English at Carysfort College in Dublin and moved with his family to the suburb of Sandymount.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1976year
Dublinattested
“In 1976, Heaney was appointed Head of English at Carysfort College in Dublin and moved with his family to the suburb of Sandymount.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1981year
Harvard Universityattested
“Also in 1981, Heaney travelled to the United States as a visiting professor at Harvard, where he was affiliated with Adams House.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1981year
United Statesattested
“Also in 1981, Heaney travelled to the United States as a visiting professor at Harvard, where he was affiliated with Adams House.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1985 to 2006period
Harvard Universityattested
“Heaney became a tenured faculty member at Harvard, as the Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory (formerly visiting professor) 1985–1997, and the Ralph Waldo Emerson Poet in Residence at Harvard 1998–2006.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
2009year
University College Dublinattested
“In 2009, Heaney was presented with an Honorary-Life Membership award from the University College Dublin (UCD) Law Society, in recognition of his remarkable role as a literary figure.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
30 August 2013exact date
Blackrock Clinicattested
“Seamus Heaney died in the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin on 30 August 2013, aged 74, following a short illness.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
30 August 2013exact date
Dublinattested
“Seamus Heaney died in the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin on 30 August 2013, aged 74, following a short illness.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
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Places Seamus Heaney is documented in
Dublin2 presences · 1976 to 2013Harvard University2 presences · 1981 to 1985Belfast1 presence · 1972United States1 presence · 1981University of California, Berkeley1 presence · 1970
Blackrock Clinic1 presence · 2013
Carysfort College1 presence · 1976
Castledawson1 presence · 1939
Queen's University Belfast1 presence · 1957
University College Dublin1 presence · 2009
Wicklow1 presence · 1972
Other places tied to Seamus Heaney in the record
In each of these, a source puts Seamus Heaney and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Seamus Heaney was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1953year
Bellaghymentioned
“In 1953, his family moved to Bellaghy, a few miles away, which is now the family home.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1963year
Queen's University Belfastmentioned
“In 1963 Heaney began lecturing at St Joseph's, and joined the Belfast Group, a poets' workshop organized by Philip Hobsbaum, then an English lecturer at Queen's University.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1982year
Queen's University Belfastmentioned
“He was awarded two honorary doctorates, from Queen's University and from Fordham University in New York City (1982).”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1982year
Fordham Universitymentioned
“He was awarded two honorary doctorates, from Queen's University and from Fordham University in New York City (1982).”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1982year
New York Citymentioned
“He was awarded two honorary doctorates, from Queen's University and from Fordham University in New York City (1982).”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1982year
New Yorkmentioned
“He was awarded two honorary doctorates, from Queen's University and from Fordham University in New York City (1982).”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1984year
Station Islandmentioned
“He took up this character and connection in poems published in Station Island (1984).”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1988year
Atlantamentioned
“In 1988 Heaney donated his lecture notes to the Rare Book Library of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, after giving the notable Ellmann Lectures there.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1990year
Troymentioned
“In 1990 The Cure at Troy, a play based on Sophocles's Philoctetes, was published.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1991year
Troymentioned
“His plays include The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes (1991).”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
1993year
University of Oxfordmentioned
“In 1993 Heaney guest-edited The Mays Anthology, a collection of new writing from students at the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
2000year
University of Pennsylvaniamentioned
“In 2000, Heaney was awarded an honorary doctorate and delivered the commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
2002year
Rhodes Universitymentioned
“In 2002, Heaney was awarded an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University and delivered a public lecture on "The Guttural Muse".”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
2003year
Queen's University Belfastmentioned
“In 2003 the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry was opened at Queen's University Belfast.”
source: Wikipedia: Seamus Heaney
2003year
July 2010month
December 2011month
2 September 2013exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
Martin EvansWhitehead Institute · 1985Czesław MiłoszHarvard University · 1981Murray BookchinHarvard University · 1981Kim Dae-jungWhite House · 1981Patricia HighsmithWhite House · 1981Ai WeiweiWhite House · 1981Yelena BonnerWhite House · 1981
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Sources
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