Oscar Wilde By Ithanas Oct 16, 1854 birth, Dublin, Ireland Period: 1871 to 1874 Trinity College, Dublin Period: 1874 to 1878 Magdalen College, Oxford 1882 visits the U.S.A. May 29, 1884 marriage with Constance Lloyd 1890 writes The Picture of Dorian Gray 1891 writes Salome, in French 1895 writes The importance of being earnest Period: 1895 to 1897 spends time in jail for homosexuality 1897 writes De Profundis Nov 30, 1900 dies in Paris, France, destitute