# John Montague

> John Montague was an Irish poet. Born in the United States, he was raised in Ulster in the north of Ireland. He published a number of volumes of poetry, two collections of short stories and two volumes of memoir. He was one of the best-known Irish contemporary poets. In 1998 he became the first occupant of the Ireland Professor of Poetry. In 2010, he was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur, France's highest civil award.

*Irish poet (1929-2016)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1929-02-28
- **Died:** 2016-12-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 18.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/529310)
- [John Montague](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montague)
- [John Patrick Montague](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_Montague)
- [John Montague (poet)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montague_(poet))
- [John Montague](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montague)
- [John Montague](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montague)
- [جان مونٹیگ (شاعر)](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D9%B9%DB%8C%DA%AF_(%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B1))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3182109)

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