Jonathan Swift is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dublin[2]. He was born on November 30, 1667[3]. He passed away in Dublin[4]. He died on October 19, 1745[5]. He worked as a poet[6], novelist[7], satirist[8], philosopher[9], and human rights defender[10]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,930 views/month, #5,306 of 1,000,298).[11]
Jonathan Swift's instance of is recorded as human[26].
Jonathan Swift was affiliated with the Tories[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Jonathan Swift's place of birth was Dublin[2]. He was born on November 30, 1667[3]. His father was he[13]. His mother was Abigail Erick[14]. English was his native language[16].
Education
Educated at Trinity College, Dublin[18], a collegiate university[28], in Ireland[29], founded in 1592[30], headquartered in Dublin[31]; Hertford College[19], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1874[34], headquartered in Oxford[35]; and Kilkenny College[20], a secondary school[36], in Ireland[37], founded in 1538[38]. Jonathan Swift earned the academic degree of Doctor of Divinity[39].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include poet[6], novelist[7], satirist[8], philosopher[9], human rights defender[10], and pamphleteer[17].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Gulliver's Travels[21], a literary work[40]; A Modest Proposal[22], a literary work[41]; and A Tale of a Tub[23], a literary work[42]. Things named for Jonathan Swift include Swift[43] and Swift Peak[44].
Personal Life
Jonathan Swift's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[24]. He was affiliated with the Tories[27].
Death and Burial
Jonathan Swift died on October 19, 1745[5]. He died in Dublin[4]. Burial took place at St Patrick's Cathedral[12].
Why It Matters
Jonathan Swift ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,930 views/month, #5,306 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
He has been cited as an influence by George Orwell[47], a writer[48], 1903–1950[49], of United Kingdom[50], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[51], specialised in performing arts[52]; China Miéville[53], a writer[54], b. 1972[55], of United Kingdom[56], awarded the Arthur C. Clarke Award[57]; Machado de Assis[58], a writer[59], 1839–1908[60], of Brazil[61], awarded the Knight of the Imperial Order of the Rose[62]; André Maurois[63], a philosopher[64], 1885–1967[65], of France[66], awarded the Concours général[67], specialised in literature[68]; and Margaret Atwood[69], a writer[70], b. 1939[71], of Canada[72], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[73], specialised in poetry[74].
Works attributed to him include A Modest Proposal[75], a literary work[76]; A Tale of a Tub[77], a literary work[78]; The Battle of the Books[79], a written work[80]; Drapier's Letters[81]; and Gulliver's Travels[82]. Entities named for him include Swift[43] and Swift Peak[44].
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