Oliver Goldsmith
Anglo-Irish writer (1728–1774) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 18th-century Irish writer. For the 19th-century Canadian poet, see Oliver Goldsmith (Canadian poet). For the British eyewear company, see Oliver Goldsmith (company).
Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was a well-known Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, noted for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773). He is thought by some to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765).
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Born | (1728-11-10)10 November 1728 Either Ballymahon, County Longford, Kingdom of Ireland, or Elphin, County Roscommon, Kingdom of Ireland |
Died | 4 April 1774(1774-04-04) (aged 45) London, England |
Resting place | Temple Church, London |
Occupation | Playwright, poet, busker, apothecary's assistant |
Language | English |
Education | Trinity College, Dublin (B.A., 1749) University of Edinburgh (M.D., 1755) |
Literary movement | The Club |
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