Yeats

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Yeats is the surname of a notable Irish family:

  • John Butler Yeats (1839-1922), Irish artist and portrait painter. John's children:
    • William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet and playwright, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
      • William's daughter: Anne Yeats (1919-2001), Irish painter and stage designer.
    • Susan Yeats, also known as Lily, (1866-1949), active in the Arts and Crafts movement and Dun Emer Guild.
    • Elizabeth Yeats (1868-1940), active in the Arts and Crafts movement and editor of the Dun Emer Press.
    • Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957), Irish painter, stage designer, and writer.

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