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William Butler Yeats
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William Butler Yeats

Politician · born June 13, 1865 · died 1939

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William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.

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  1. ~58Received the Nobel Prize in Literature1923

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