George Sigerson
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George Sigerson was an Irish physician, scientist, translator, and leading figure of the Irish literary revival in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Sigerson canonical | 6 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish physician
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human ⓘ member of Seanad Éireann ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ scientist ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| child |
Dora Sigerson Shorter
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surface form:
Dora Sigerson
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| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1836 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1925 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Queen's College, Galway
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Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Sigerson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Celtic studies
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Irish literature ⓘ literature ⓘ medicine ⓘ neurology ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish Literary Revival
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surface form:
Irish literary revival
Irish nationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Irish nationalist movement
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| knownFor |
promoting Irish language and literature
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translations of Irish poetry into English ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Conradh na Gaeilge
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaelic League
Royal Irish Academy ⓘ |
| movement |
Celtic Revival
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Irish Literary Revival ⓘ |
| name | George Sigerson self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of Irish Literature
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Bards of the Gael and Gall ⓘ The Poets and Poetry of Munster (translations and studies) ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
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poet ⓘ politician ⓘ scientist ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Strabane
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surface form:
Strabane, County Tyrone
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| placeOfDeath | Dublin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of Italian at University College Dublin
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Senator of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| spouse | Hester Sigerson ⓘ |
| studied | medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sigerson literary family