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Michael Longley

Northern Irish poet (1939–2025)
Person Human Q962873

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
July 27, 1939
Date of death
January 22, 2025
Place of birth
Belfast
Place of death
Belfast
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
poet, writer, teacher
Educated at
Trinity College, Dublin, Royal Belfast Academical Institution[11][12]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Cholmondeley Award, Eric Gregory Award, King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, T. S. Eliot Prize, Hawthornden Prize, AWB Vincent Literary Award, PEN Pinter Prize, Costa Book Award for Poetry, Librex Montale Prize, Griffin Poetry Prize, honorary doctorate[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Spouse
Edna Longley[8]
Child
Sarah Longley[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Archives at
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[31]
Family name
Longley[32]
Given name
Michael[33]
Member of
Aosdána, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of Literature, The Belfast Group[26][27][28][29]
Name in native language
Michael Longley[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michael Longley el Μάικλ Λόνγκλεϊ ru Лонгли, Майкл ru Майкл Лонгли sv Longley zh 迈克尔·朗利
🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
39398205
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50044363
GND ID
119471914
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Michael Longley at Corrymeela Peace Center 2012.jpg ↗
Aosdána ID
Literature/Longley
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
90125141
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12058813z
British Council writer ID
michael-longley
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
longley-michael
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CANTIC ID
981061203099406706
CONOR.SI ID
12242531
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11954448
CiNii Research ID
1140845216788064384
DDB person (GND) ID
119471914
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119471914
FAST ID
15277
Freebase ID
/m/07cby0
Goodreads author ID
226937
HAND ID
8219-3362-48EA-0428-003F
IMDb ID
nm12044886
IdRef ID
02883416X
IxTheo authority ID
080286860
J9U entity ID
987007586145505171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
119471914
KBR person ID
14579077
Kallías ID
PE00443484
LRB contributor ID
michael-longley
Libraries Australia ID
35312227
LibraryThing author ID
longleymichael
Literature Ireland ID
149
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02049361
NE.se ID
michael-longley
NL CR AUT ID
xx0015164
NSK (VIAF) ID
000073158
NSK ID
981005669887609366
NUKAT ID
n98070495
National Library of Greece ID
274941
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000018905
National Library of Latvia ID
000071968
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810640727405606
National Library of Portugal ID
1532461
National Library of Wales Authority ID
longley-michael-1939
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068605005
Obálky knih ID
xx0015164
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3933719
Open Library ID
OL49751A
OpenMLOL author ID
347957
Podchaser creator ID
107aWb9ZPL
Poetry Archive poet ID
michael-longley
Poetry Foundation ID
michael-longley
Poetry In Voice poet ID
michael-longley
Poetry International Web poet ID
6077
Poets.org poet ID
michael-longley
Prabook ID
472990
RERO ID (legacy)
A003530033
RSL author ID
michael-longley-3
SBN author ID
TO0V080319
SHARE Catalogue author ID
168675
SNAC ARK ID
w6rv1dd0
SNARC ID
Sant'Antonio
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
5518
Who's Who UK ID
U42379
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b19e8509-4ace-4808-b40c-1c7a49b15fec

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🔗 Connections
Award received 8
honorary doctorate, T. S. Eliot Prize, Hawthornden Prize, Griffin Poetry Prize, PEN Pinter Prize, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Cholmondeley Award, King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
Member of 3
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of Literature, Aosdána
Occupation 3
teacher, writer, poet
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Trinity College, Dublin
Given name 1
Michael
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Belfast
Place of death 1
Belfast
SNARC ID 1
Sant'Antonio
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Michael Longley was born on July 27, 1939[1], in Belfast[2]. He died on January 22, 2025[3], in Belfast[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], and teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Michael Longley born?

Michael Longley was born in Belfast[2].

Where did Michael Longley die?

Michael Longley died in Belfast[4].

Who was Michael Longley married to?

Michael Longley's spouses include Edna Longley[8].

What did Michael Longley do for work?

Michael Longley worked as a poet[5], writer[6], and teacher[7].

Where did Michael Longley go to school?

Michael Longley was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[11] and Royal Belfast Academical Institution[12].

What awards did Michael Longley receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13], Cholmondeley Award[14], Eric Gregory Award[15], and King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry[16].

Related Entities

Belfast United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Who's Who. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved . aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . heraldscotland.com. heraldscotland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . pid.emory.edu. pid.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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