W. B. Yeats

Born

June 13, 1865

Died

January 28, 1939 (aged 73)

Known as

poet, playwright, writer, politician, mystic, astrologer

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.

Biography from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.