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Oscar Wilde is born to the wealthy William Wilde and his wife Jane Fransesca Wilde.
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The multi-talented Wilde enters into Portora Royal School and excels, receiving First Place in classics and Second Place in drawing.
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Wilde enrolls in Trinity College and receives many scholarships and awards for his work.
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At Magdalen College, Wilde is mentored by Walter Pater who introduces him to the aesthetic movement.
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William WIlde, who is the father of Oscar Wilde, dies.
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Wilde moves to London to begin his work as a writer.
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Wilde begins a long series of very successful tours in the Unites States.
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Oscar Wilde married and begins to write a play called "The Duchess of Padua".
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Wilde begins working as an editor for a popular magazine, he enjoys the job and keeps his position for two years.
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Wilde publishes the Picture of Dorian Gray but only succeds in raising controversy about the book's morality.
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Soon after finally becoming popular in the theatre industry, Wilde is arrested and imprisoned for homosexual activities.
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Soon after converting to Roman Catholicism, Oscar Wilde died of cerebral meningitis.