“have contracted an hesitating disagreeable manner of speaking, and a visage that looks ill nature itself.”
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Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He produced literary works in a variety of genres and is considered 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 Shakespear…
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science · Anglo-Irish writer (1728–1774) · physician · physician writer · poet · playwright · literary critic · novelist · writer · essayist · polygraph · dramaturge · also Oliver Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmit, Doctor Goldsmith, Oliverio Goldsmith, Oliverus Goldsmith, Olver Goldsmith
Born 10 November 1728 · Died 4 April 1774 · Q236236
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2026· 2 entries
Mint: Quote of the Day by Oliver Goldsmith: 'Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall'
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2005· 1 entry
Published “Wireless Communications” — cited 9,738 times.
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1870· 1 entry
Goldsmith Street in Phibsborough was renamed after Oliver Goldsmith
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1774· 1 entry
Died 1774-04-04.
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1728· 1 entry
Born 1728-11-10.
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