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Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland.
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In June of 1855, Oscar Wilde's family moves to Merrion Square.
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In 1857, Oscar Wilde's sister, Isola, is born.
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In 1871, Oscar enrolls in the Trinity College in Dublin.
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In 1874, Oscar goes to study at Oxford and becomes involved in the Athiestic movement.
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While at Oxford in 1878, Oscar won the Newdigate Prize for his poem.
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In 1878, Oscar graduated from Oxford with a double first in classical moderations.
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After graduating from Oxford, Oscar met and courted Florence Balcombe. He asked her to marry him, but was rejected, and left Ireland permanently.
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Oscar began to teach Aesthetic Values in London in 1879.
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In 1884, Oscar met Constance Lloyd in London and fell in love with her.
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On May 29, 1884, Oscar marries his wife Constance Lloyd.
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In 1885, Oscar and Constance have their first born son Cyril.
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The next year in 1886, the couple has their second son Vyvyan.
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He began working as a reviewer for the Pall Mall Gazette.
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On May 25, 1895, Oscar was convicted of Homosexuality, and given a two-year sentence with hard labor.
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On May 19, 1897, Oscar was released from prison.
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Oscar Wilde dies on November 30, 1900 of meningitis. He was burried in Pe`re Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
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Oscar Wilde's tomb had a glass frame put over the tomb to protect it from kisses that come from people that visit it.
