Oscar Wilde

Birth Name:
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
Birth Date:
October 16, 1854
Birth Place:
Dublin, Ireland
Death Date:
November 30, 1900
Place of Death:
Room 16, Hotel d'Alsace, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France
Age:
46
Cause of Death:
Meningitis following an acute ear infection
Claim to Fame:
Writers and Poets
Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the circumstances of his criminal conviction for gross indecency for consensual homosexual acts in "one of the first celebrity trials" and imprisonment. At the height of his fame and success, while The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) was still being performed in London, Wilde prosecuted the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The libel trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency with men. After two more trials he was convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labor, the maximum penalty, and was jailed from 1895 to 1897.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

16 Rue du Repos

Paris, , 75020

France

Europe

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Grave Location:

Division 89

Grave Location Description

Oscar Wilde’s tomb is about a 7 minute walk from Chapel of the East. When looking at the front of the chapel, turn left onto Avenue de la Chapelle. Take the first right onto Avenue Feuillant. Head northeast until reaching the intersection of Avenue Feuillant and Avenue Transversale No 1 and turn right. Then head southeast and turn left onto Chemin Laplace. Continue along this path and turn right at the second intersection and head southeast toward onto Avenue Carette. Turn left at the next intersection onto Avenue Carette and continue northeast for about 330 feet. Oscar Wilde’s tomb with be on your right and about 15 feet from the road.

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48.861889, 2.398139

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FAQ's

Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854.

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland.

Oscar Wilde died on November 30, 1900.

Oscar Wilde died in Room 16, Hotel d'Alsace, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France.

Oscar Wilde was 46.

The cause of death was Meningitis following an acute ear infection.

Oscar Wilde's grave is in

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popular name: Oscar Wilde

date_of_death: November 30, 1900

age: 46

cause_of_death: Meningitis

claim_to_fame: Writers and Poets

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