Seamus Heaney Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Seamus Heaney, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Ireland.

8 records1939–19958 events1 places

Chronological biography

1939

Birth of Seamus Heaney1939

Arts / Literature

Birth of Seamus Heaney

1966

Death of a Naturalist1966

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Death of a Naturalist"

1969

Door into the Dark1969

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Door into the Dark"

1975

North1975

Arts / Literature

Publication of "North"

1979

Field Work1979

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Field Work"

1984

Station Island1984

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Station Island"

1987

The Haw Lantern1987

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Haw Lantern "

1995

Nobel Prize10 December 1995

Arts / Literature · Stockholm

Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth.

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.