Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
Photograph by Napoleon Sarony, c. 1882
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an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s

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Born
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde 16 October 1854 Dublin, Ireland
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Died
30 November 1900 (aged 46) Hotel d'Alsace, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France
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Alma mater
Trinity College Dublin Magdalen College, Oxford
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Occupation
Author poet playwright
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adultbasic
Britain
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Buried
Père Lachaise Cemetery
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Children
Cyril Holland Vyvyan Holland
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Education
Portora Royal School
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era
1800+
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Genre
Epigram, drama, short story, criticism, journalism
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Language
English, French, Greek
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Literary movement
Aesthetic movement Decadent movement
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Notable works
The Canterville Ghost The Picture of Dorian Gray The Importance of Being Earnest
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Parents
Sir William Wilde (father) Lady Jane Wilde (mother)
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Period
Victorian era
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Relatives
Willie Wilde (brother) Merlin Holland (grandson)
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Spouse
Constance Lloyd ​ ​ ( m. 1884; died 1898) ​