Oliver St. John Gogarty | |
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 Gogarty as painted in 1911 by William Orpen | |
| Born | 17 August 1878 Rutland Square, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 22 September 1957 (aged 79) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Author, poet, memoirist, physician/surgeon, politician, athlete |
| Literary movement | Irish Literary Renaissance |
| Notable works | As I Was Going Down Sackville Street (1937) |
| Spouse |
Martha Duane Gogarty
(m. 1906) |
| Children | 3, including Dermot |
| Senator | |
| In office 11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936 | |
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1924 Paris | Literature |
Oliver Joseph St. John Gogarty (17 August 1878 – 22 September 1957) was an Irish poet, author, otolaryngologist, athlete, politician, and conversationalist. He served as the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce's novel Ulysses.