# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francis-ledwidge
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:02:36.270Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/francis-ledwidge"
name: "Francis Ledwidge"
slug: "francis-ledwidge"
description: "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."
tagline: "Irish poet (1887-1917)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/For_remembrance%2C_soldier_poets_who_have_fallen_in_the_war%2C_Adcock%2C_1920_DJVU_pg_71.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1887-08-19"
deathDate: "1917-07-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.082287308228731
  historical:           11.233768
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm8766038"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump