Adonis vs Seamus Heaney
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Compare the life timelines of Adonis (1930–present) and Seamus Heaney (1939–2013) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1939 to 2013.
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Adonis (1930–present)
- — Born in Al Qassabin, Syria Verified
- — Adopted the pen name Adonis Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy from Damascus University Verified
- — Imprisoned in Syria for membership of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party Verified
- — Moved to Beirut and later took Lebanese citizenship Verified
- — Co-founded the poetry journal Shi'r with Yusuf al-Khal Verified
- — Founded the journal Mawaqif Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at Saint Joseph University in Beirut Verified
- — Settled in Paris Verified
- — Awarded the Goethe Prize of the city of Frankfurt Verified
Seamus Heaney (1939–2013)
- — Born at Mossbawn, County Londonderry Verified
- — Entered Queen's University Belfast Verified
- — Married Marie Devlin Verified
- — Published his first major collection, Death of a Naturalist Verified
- — Moved to Glanmore in County Wicklow Verified
- — Published North Verified
- — Began teaching at Harvard University Verified
- — Elected Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Dublin Verified