Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith
Portrait 1769–70 by Joshua Reynolds
Portrait 1769–70 by Joshua Reynolds
Born(1728-11-10)10 November 1728
Either Ballymahon, County Longford, or Elphin, County Roscommon
Died4 April 1774(1774-04-04) (aged 45)
London, England
Resting placeTemple Church, London
OccupationPlaywright, poet, busker, apothecary's assistant
LanguageEnglish
EducationTrinity College, Dublin
(B.A., 1749)
University of Edinburgh
(M.D., 1755)
Literary movementThe Club
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Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish writer best known for his works such as The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), The Good-Natur'd Man (1768), The Deserted Village (1770) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771). He is thought by some to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765).