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born: 11/10/1730
died: 4/4/1774
born as: Oliver Goldsmith

British essayist, poet, novelist, dramatist, and eccentric, notable for his graceful and lively writing style. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature His best known works include the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) and the play She Stoops to Conquer (1771). He is also believed by some scholars to have written the children's tale "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes," which popularized the term for an annoyingly virtuous person.