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Dannie Abse

Welsh poet and writer (1923-2014) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 91

Daniel Abse CBE FRSL was a Welsh poet and physician. His poetry won him many awards. As a medic, he worked in a chest clinic for over 30 years.

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2014Died28 September 20142012Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1985Cholmondeley AwardAward1983Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1923Born22 September 1923

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire2012
Cholmondeley Award1985
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature1983

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1923 to 2014 · aged 91

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