# Francis Ledwidge

> Francis Edward Ledwidge was a 20th-century Irish poet. From Slane, County Meath, and sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was later also known as a First World War war poet. He befriended the established writer Lord Dunsany, who helped with the publication of his works. He was killed in action at Ypres in 1917.

*Irish poet (1887-1917)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1887-08-19
- **Died:** 1917-07-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 11.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8766038/ (@nm8766038)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/2019492)
- [فرانسیس لدویج](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AC)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Francis Ledwidge](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge)
- [Ледвидж, Фрэнсис Эдвард](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B6%2C_%D0%A4%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [Френсис Ледвиџ](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%9F)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95db97f4-de15-4e5e-95b4-fb3c39ecbc47)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1387970)

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