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Oliver Goldsmith

Also known as Oliver Goldsmit, Doctor Goldsmith, Oliverio Goldsmith, Oliverus Goldsmith, Olver Goldsmith, Olivier Goldsmith, Dottor Golssmith, Tom Telescope

Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)

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Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician who lived until 1774 and produced influential works across multiple literary forms. He remains significant in English literature for his contributions to poetry and prose during the 18th century.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Oliver
Family name: Goldsmith
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Elphin
Place of death: London
Occupation: theatrical producer
Languages spoken: Danish
Native language: English language
Notable work: She Stoops to Conquer
Field of work: medicine
Image: Oliver Goldsmith by Sir Joshua Reynolds.jpg
Work location: Leiden

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date of death: 1774-04-04
Commons category: Oliver Goldsmith
cause of death: kidney failure
date of birth: 1730-11-10
has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art
Commons gallery: Oliver Goldsmith
place of burial: Temple Church, London
writing language: English language
Commons Creator page: Oliver Goldsmith
P8168: Alex Jordan
medical condition: color blindness
P12749: Willi Hennig
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Compendium of the History of England [Manuscript]:] from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of Gorge II

An abridgement of the history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George the Second

Historia de Inglaterra

Compendium of Roman History from the Founding of Rome to the Ruin of its Western Empire

Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece abridged for the use of schools

Compendio de la historia romana

Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's abridgment of the History of Rome to which is prefixed, an introduction to the study of roman history, and a variety of valuable information ... on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the romans ... biographical and historical notes ... a dictionary explaining the most difficult words ... and questions for examination ..

Abrege de l'histoire romaine depuis la fondation de rome ...

The history of Greece, from the earliest State, to the death of Alexander the great to which is added a summary account of the affairs of Greece ..

Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece abridged for the use of schools

Goldsmith's history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George II with a continuation to the present time

Histoire de la Grèce depuis son origine jusqu'à la mort d'Alexandre

Goldsmith's history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George II with a continuation to the present time

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Encyclopedic overview

Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He produced literary works in a variety of genres and is regarded as one of the most versatile writers of the Georgian era. His works are known for their realistic depictions of British society, and his comedy plays for the English stage are considered second in importance only to those of playwright William Shakespeare. Credited with introducing sentimentalism in English literature in 18th-century Great Britain, several of Goldsmith's publications are popular classics of the period, including his only novel, The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), and the comedy play She Stoops to Conquer (1773).

He wrote the play The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and is additionally thought by commentators such as Washington Irving to have written the children's novel The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765), one of the earliest classical works of children's literature. Goldsmith also produced a number of poems during his career, such as The Deserted Village (1770), and contributed to the flourishing of idyllic poetry during the Georgian era.

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