Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854.
His mother, Lady Jane Francesca Wilde (1820-96), was a successful writer.
His father, Sir William Wilde, was Ireland’s leading ear and eye surgeon.
Oscar had one elder brother, Willie.
Oscar was educated at home up to the age of nine.
From 1864 to 1871, he attended Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
From 1871 to 1874, he studied the classics at Trinity College, Dublin.
From 1874 to 1878, he studied at Magdalen Colege in Oxford.
After his graduation, Wilde lectured in London, the United States and Canada. He also lived in Paris for a while.
On 29 May, 1885 Wilde married Constance Lloyd. They had two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan.
In May 1895 Wilde was imprisoned for homosexuality.
After his release in 1897, Wilde moved to France and lived under the name Sebastian Melmoth.
He died of cerebral meningitis in Paris on 30 November, 1900.
He was buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside Paris and later moved to Le Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Some of Oscar Wilde’s Works: 1887 – The Canterville Ghost; 1888 – The Happy Prince and Other Tales; 1890 – The Picture of Dorian Gray (his only novel); 1892 – Lady Wintermere’s Fan (play); 1893 – A Woman of No Importance (play); 1895 – An Ideal Husband (play); 1895 – The Importance of Being Earnest (play)

Statue of Oscar Wilde in Dublin’s Archbishop Ryan Park.

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