Jonathan Swift
Irish satirist and author
Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift". Wikipedia
Born: November 30, 1667, Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 19, 1745 (age 77 years), Dublin, Ireland
Edited works: Letters Written by Sir W. Temple, Bart and Other Ministers of State, Both at Home and Abroad: Containing an Account of the Most Important Transactions that Pass'd in Christendom from 1665 to 1672. In Two Volumes ..., Some Remarks on the Letters Between the L--d T-----nd, and Mr. Se---tary B--le. In a Letter to the Author of the Remarks on the Barrier-Treaty, “The” Works ... Accurately Revised In Twelve Volumes. Adorned with Copper-Plates; with Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory. By John Hawkesworth, LL.D: Letters, written by Jonathan Swift ... and several of his friends. From the year 1696 to 1742. Published from the originals; collected and revised by Deane Swift. A new edition, corrected. Volume VI, and more
Education: Hertford College (1692), Trinity College Dublin (1682–1686), and Kilkenny College
Nationality: British and Irish
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