Born: 16 October 1854 Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Died: 30 November 1900 Best Known As: The author of The Importance of Being Earnest   Related Paintings of oscar wilde :. | Portrait of Jean Charles de Cordes. | Pomegranate Grape glass knife | Portrat des Paul Alexanders vor grunem Hintergrund | maria av medicis ankomst till hamnen i marseilles efter gifrermalet med henrik iv av frankrike | head of a peasant |
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William Congreve
(24 January 1670 - 19 January 1729) was an English playwright and poet. Congreve was born in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England (near Leeds). His parents were William Congreve (1637-1708) and his wife, Mary; a sister was buried in London in 1672. He spent his childhood in Ireland, where his father, a Cavalier, had settled during the reign of Charles II. Congreve was educated at Trinity College in Dublin; there he met Jonathan Swift, who would be his friend for the remainder of his life. Upon graduation, he matriculated in the Middle Temple in London to study law, but felt himself pulled toward literature, drama, and the fashionable life.
William Meade Prince
American , 1893-1951