Seamus Deane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Seamus Deane

Northern Irish poet

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1940

Place of Birth: Derry, Northern Ireland

Profession: writer, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Seamus Deane (born 9 February 1940) is an Irish poet, novelist, critic and intellectual historian. Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, Deane was brought up as part of a Catholic nationalist family.
He attended St.
Columb's College in Derry, where he befriended fellow-student Seamus Heaney.
He also attended Queen's University Belfast (BA and MA) and Pembroke College, Cambridge (PhD).
He is a member of the Royal Irish Academy and a founding director of the Field Day Theatre Company.