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William Allingham

Irish man of letters and poet (1824-1889)

PersonDied aged 65humanQ261007

Born: March 19, 1824
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1.Stated in The PeerageRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Dictionary of Irish Biography
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, 1824
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1.Stated in Library of the World's Best Literature
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Died: November 18, 1889
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in The PeerageRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, 1889
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Birthplace: Ballyshannon
Place of death: Hampstead
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: poet
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1.Stated in poets.orgRetrieved 2022-05-18
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, writer
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Education: Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Spouse: Helen Allingham(1874–1889)

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William Allingham was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem "The Faeries" was much anthologised. But he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known artist, watercolourist and illustrator.

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Sex or gender: male
Family name: Allingham
Given name: William
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1.Stated in International Standard Name IdentifierRetrieved 2015-10-14
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Writing language: English
Father: William Allingham
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Mother: Margaret Crawford
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Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Name in native language: William Allingham
Contributor to the creative work or subject: Household Words
Archives at: Rare Book and Manuscript Library (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
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1.research.reading.ac.uk/diasporicarchives/collections/Retrieved 2023-05-29
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