Yeats, William Butler
1865 - 1939

William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin to an Anglo-Irish family, but he spent most of his life in England and France. His...

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Bodkin, M. McDonnell
1850 - 1933

Matthias McDonnell Bodkin was an Irish barrister, journalist, Irish nationalist and Member of Parliament. He is best known...

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Ørstavik, Hanne
1969 -

The Norwegian author Hanne Ørstavik was born in the village of Tana in the northern province of Finnmark where many of her ...

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Sartre, Jean-Paul
1905 - 1980

The French author and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris. His father, who was a naval officer, died when Sartre...

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