Oliver Goldsmith | |
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Born | Either Ballymahon, County Longford, or Elphin, County Roscommon | 10 November 1728
Died | 4 April 1774 London, England | (aged 45)
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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Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish writer best known for his works such as The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), The Good-Natur'd Man (1768), The Deserted Village (1770) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771). He is thought by some to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765).