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Elizabeth Yeats

1868-03-11 – 1940-01-16

Portrait of Elizabeth Yeats
Elizabeth Corbet 'Lolly' Yeats oil on canvas 51 x 43cm 1887Credit: John Butler Yeats

Life & Legacy

Elizabeth Corbet Yeats (11 March 1868 – 16 January 1940), known as Lolly, was an Irish educator and publisher. She worked as an art teacher and published several books on art, and was a founder of Dun Emer Press, which published several works by her brother W. B. Yeats. She was the first commercial printer in Ireland to work exclusively with hand presses.

Occupation & Career

publisher, businessperson

Education

National College of Art and Design

Legacy Highlights

Organizations & Memberships

Yeats family

Education & Institutions

National College of Art and Design

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q5191686 — wikidata View source

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