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    Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright born in 1854 in Dublin. He attended Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College at Oxford. Some of his most notable works include The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde married Constance Lloyd in 1884 and they had two sons, but he was later imprisoned for homosexual acts and died in 1900 in Paris at the age of 46.

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    Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright born in 1854 in Dublin. He attended Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College at Oxford. Some of his most notable works include The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde married Constance Lloyd in 1884 and they had two sons, but he was later imprisoned for homosexual acts and died in 1900 in Paris at the age of 46.

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    Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright born in 1854 in Dublin. He attended Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College at Oxford. Some of his most notable works include The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde married Constance Lloyd in 1884 and they had two sons, but he was later imprisoned for homosexual acts and died in 1900 in Paris at the age of 46.

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    Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Wilde
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    Born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
    16 October 1854
    Dublin, Ireland

    Died 30 November 1900 (aged 46)


    Hotel d'Alsace, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France

    Buried Père Lachaise Cemetery

    Occupation Author, poet, playwright

    Language English, French, Greek

    Nationality Irish

    Education Portora Royal School

    Alma mater •Trinity College, Dublin


    •Magdalen College, Oxford

    Period Victorian era

    Genre Epigram, drama, short story, criticism, journalism

    Literary movement •Aesthetic movement


    •Decadent movement

    Notable works •The Picture of Dorian Gray


    •The Importance of Being Earnest

    Spouse Constance Lloyd


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    (m. 1884; died 1898)​

    Children •Cyril Holland


    •Vyvyan Holland

    Relatives •Sir William Wilde (father)


    •Lady Jane Wilde (mother)
    •Willie Wilde (brother)
    •Isola Wilde (sister)
    •Merlin Holland (grandson)

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