Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
Portrait by Charles Jervas, 1710
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an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift".
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Born
30 November 1667 Dublin, Ireland
Died
19 October 1745 (aged 77) Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater
Trinity College Dublin
Occupation
Satirist essayist political pamphleteer poet priest
adultbasic
Britain
era
1600-1800
Language
English
Notable works
A Tale of a Tub Drapier's Letters Gulliver's Travels A Modest Proposal
Pen name
Isaac Bickerstaff, M. B. Drapier, Lemuel Gulliver, Simon Wagstaff, Esq.
Resting place
St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin