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Oliver Goldsmith

1728–1774 · 18th century

Oliver Goldsmith was an Irish writer, educated at Trinity College Dublin, who made his career in London as a member of Samuel Johnson's circle. He is remembered for the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), the poem The Deserted Village (1770) and the comedy She Stoops to Conquer (1773).

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Oliver Goldsmith. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/oliver-goldsmith
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