Oliver Goldsmith
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Who was Oliver Goldsmith? Dramatist, Poet, Essayist, and Eccentric.

Date and Place of Birth: 12th November 1730, Kilkenny West, Westmeath, Ireland.

Family Background: Son of an Anglo-Irish Clergyman.

Education: Trinity College, Dublin. Medical School, Edinburgh.

Chronology:

Marriage: Never married.

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Date and Place of Death: 4th April 1774, London.

Age at Death: 43.

Site of Grave: The Temple Church, Temple Fleet Street, London, England.