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Donatus Nwoga (Donatus Ibeakwadalam Nwoga) was born on 30 July, 1933 in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian poetry critic and professor of African literature 1933–1991). Discover Donatus Nwoga's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?

Popular As Donatus Ibeakwadalam Nwoga
Occupation Literary critic · Academic
Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 30 July, 1933
Birthday 30 July
Birthplace Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
Date of death 1991
Died Place N/A
Nationality Niger

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1933

Donatus Nwoga (30 July 1933 – 1991) was a poetry critic and professor of African literature at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Nwoga was from Mbaise in Imo State, Nigeria.

He studied at St Brigid's School, Ahiara.

1950

In the 1950s, Nwoga studied at the University of London and then at Queen's University Belfast, where he attended classes with the poet Seamus Heaney.

Nwoga was a founding editor of the student magazine Gorgon and likely the first person to publish Heaney's work.

Nwoga and Romanus Egudu researched Igbo poetry and published a collection of translated into English.

Nwoga taught with Chinua Achebe in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He was a member of organisations including the African Literature Association, the International African Institute, the Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies, and The Folklore Society.

Nwoga was the author of West African Verse: An Anthology, and Poetic Heritage: Igbo Traditional Verse, among other publications.

1991

Following Nwoga's death in 1991, Heaney wrote a tribute to him titled "A Dog Was Crying Tonight in Wicklow Also".

The Institute of African Studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, launched a Dictionary of Igbo Proverbs in Nwoga's honour.

A memorial lecture was in Nwoga's name was created at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

2020

In the opening remarks of the 2020 lecture, Dean of the Faculty of Arts Nnanyelugo Okoro described Nwoga as "a humanist and intellectual elephant.