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Derek Mahon

Irish poet (1941–2020)
Person Human Q1200073

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
November 23, 1941
Date of death
October 1, 2020
Place of birth
Belfast
Place of death
Cork
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
screenwriter, poet, translator, writer
Educated at
University of Paris, Royal Belfast Academical Institution[10][11]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Cholmondeley Award, Eric Gregory Award, Lannan Literary Awards, David Cohen Prize, Poetry Now Award, Poetry Now Award, Poetry Now Award, AWB Vincent Literary Award[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Genre
poetry[21]
Cause of death
disease[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Archives at
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[22][23]
Family name
Mahon[25]
Given name
Derek[26]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Member of
Aosdána[19]
Name in native language
Derek Mahon[29]
Writing language
English[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Derek Mahon el Ντέρεκ Μαχόν ja デレク・マホン ru Махун, Дерек ru Дерек Махун tr Derek mahon zh 德里克·馬洪 zh 德雷克·马洪 zh-hant 德雷克·馬洪
🔖 Identifiers · 68
ISNI
0000000109343294
VIAF cluster ID
110228045
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50037879
GND ID
119049856
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Derek Mahon in Moscow.JPG ↗
Aosdána ID
Literature/Mahon
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
derek-mahon
Awards & Winners artist ID
088q89
BIBSYS ID
90092437
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
MahonDerek1941-
Babelio author ID
313497
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121812331
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
mahon-derek
CONOR.SI ID
110534755
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11952971
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119049856
Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
5129
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Derek-Mahon
Europeana entity
agent/base/77940
FAST ID
12917
Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Derek_Mahon
Guggenheim fellows ID
derek-mahon
HAND ID
5A20-01B4-6C34-01C7-CBB8
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
38122
IMDb ID
nm0537078
IdRef ID
030387825
IxTheo authority ID
079839819
J9U entity ID
987007272701105171
Kinobox person ID
1030930
LRB contributor ID
derek-mahon
Libraries Australia ID
35322538
Libris-URI
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Literature Ireland ID
143
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03140673
NE.se ID
derek-mahon
NL CR AUT ID
js20060901012
NLA Trove people ID
201026
NLP ID
a0000002721225
NNDB people ID
624/000116276
NSK (VIAF) ID
000124098
NSK ID
981005776770809366
NUKAT ID
n97080339
National Library of Latvia ID
000175380
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810545785505606
National Library of Wales Authority ID
mahon-derek-1941
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp125134
National Virtual Library of India ID
381192
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068519753
Obálky knih ID
js20060901012
Open Library ID
OL78669A
Perlentaucher ID
derek-mahon
Poetry Foundation ID
derek-mahon
Poetry International Web poet ID
9292
Poets.org poet ID
derek-mahon
RERO ID (legacy)
A003550949
SELIBR ID
336275
SNAC ARK ID
w6hh7rmg
SNARC ID
Jürgen Moltmann
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
2878
The Paris Review interviewee ID
732
Treccani ID
derek-mahon
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
6962
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/42273
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/edd1e5fc-ca7b-49b1-9d5f-144b1b460fbc

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Guggenheim Fellowship, David Cohen Prize, Cholmondeley Award, Lannan Literary Awards
Occupation 4
writer, poet, screenwriter, translator
Cause of death 1
disease
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of Paris
Genre 1
poetry
Given name 1
Derek
Influenced 1
Seamus Heaney
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
Aosdána
Place of birth 1
Belfast
Place of death 1
Cork
SNARC ID 1
Jürgen Moltmann
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Derek Mahon was born on November 23, 1941[1], in Belfast[2]. He died on October 1, 2020[3], in Cork[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], poet[6], translator[7], and writer[8].

Why It Matters

Derek Mahon has been cited as an influence by Seamus Heaney[31], a playwright[32], 1939–2013[33], of Ireland[34], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[35], specialised in poetry[36].

FAQs

Where was Derek Mahon born?

Derek Mahon's place of birth was Belfast[2].

Where did Derek Mahon die?

Derek Mahon died in Cork[4].

What did Derek Mahon do for work?

Derek Mahon worked as a screenwriter[5], poet[6], translator[7], and writer[8].

Where did Derek Mahon go to school?

Derek Mahon was educated at University of Paris[10] and Royal Belfast Academical Institution[11].

What awards did Derek Mahon receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], Cholmondeley Award[13], Eric Gregory Award[14], and Lannan Literary Awards[15].

Who did Derek Mahon influence?

Derek Mahon has been cited as an influence by Seamus Heaney[31].

Related Entities

Belfast Cork disease Jürgen Moltmann poetry Seamus Heaney United Kingdom University of Paris

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . societyofauthors.org. societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved . aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . pid.emory.edu. pid.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Retrieved . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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