Oscar Wilde

By Helen_Bille

  • Born

    Dublin by Irish parents
    Mom was an author and dad was a doctor.

  • Married

    He married Constance Lloyd, despite being gay. They had two sons together.

  • The Picture of Dorian Grey

    His most popular book.

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Prison

    He went to prison for being gay. He was released in 1897. This inspired his work The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898).

  • Death

    Died of meningitis, when he was 46 years old.