About Richard Weber
Lived 1932 – 2020 (aged 87–88). Richard Weber was an Irish poet, mime artist, director, librettist, mime and dramaturge.
Richard Weber (born 2 September 1932 in Dublin – 15 April 2020) was an Irish poet.
Early life He was educated at Synge Street CBS and at the National College of Art in Dublin.
Career He was librarian in the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and occasionally Lecturer in English there. He further held a variety of jobs, including that of lamplighter in London (1959), bookseller's assistant (London 1959, Dublin 1961), assistant editor The Bookseller, London (1961), librarian at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin (1961 - 1965).
He was poet-in-residence at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1967; from 1967 to 1970 he was a visiting lecturer at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Weber has been advisory editor for Icarus, Journal of Trinity College Dublin and poetry editor for Poetry Ireland Review. He has contributed to many Irish, English, and American journals. His major collections are Lady & Gentleman and Stephen's Green Revisited.
Personal life Richard Weber was married, with a daughter, a son, and three grandchildren.
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Who was Richard Weber?
Irish poet (1932–2020)
When was Richard Weber born?
Richard Weber was born in 1932 in Dublin, Prague.
When did Richard Weber die?
Richard Weber died on 15 April 2020 in Locarno.
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Richard Weber was a poet, mime artist, director, librettist, mime and dramaturge.
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Richard Weber was Irish.
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· DBpedia: Richard Weber (poet)
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