Jonathan Swift

Born November 30, 1667

† Died October 19, 1745

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Emerging from a Dublin upbringing shaped by extensive travel across Ireland and Great Britain, Swift received his early education at Kilkenny College under the guidance of his uncle, a well-connected cleric. His literary career unfolded through a series of satirical works published under various pseudonyms, most famously the novel that imagined voyages to Lilliput and other fantastical lands, esta… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources