Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 30, 1667. He was named after his father who had died before he arrived. Without a steady income, she handed him over to his uncle, Godwin Swift, who was an attorney. When Jonathan was living with Godwin, he was enrolled at Kilkenny Grammar School, the best school at the time in Ireland. At age 14, Swift received his undergraduate at Trinity College at Dublin. 1686, he received his bachelors and went to pursue a masters degree. Soon after, he loved to England and worked for London's Moor Parks as an assistant. While he was working there, he met the daughterof the Temple housekeeper, who was only eight. With a 15 year age gap, Swift acted as her tutor and mentor till she became of age. It is believed they married in 1716, and she stayed by his side till his death. Jonathan Swift died on October 19, 1745 in Dublin, Ireland. "[Of Jonathan Swift] An immense genius: an awful downfall and ruin. So great a man he seems to me, that thinking of him is like thinking of an empire falling." (William Makepeace Tackeray)
" A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart." (Jonathan Swift)
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