Oscar Wilde Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Oscar Wilde, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1882–19005 events2 places

Chronological biography

1882

Quote3 January 1882

Arts / Literature

Tells US customs officers, "I have nothing to declare except my genius"

1893

Lady Windermeres Fan1893

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Lady Windermeres Fan"

1895

Arrest of Oscar Wilde25 March 1895

Arts / Literature · Reading

Sentenced to 2 yrs hard Labour for homosexuality

1896

Salome1896

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Salome"

1900

Death of Oscar Wilde30 November 1900

Arts / Literature · Paris

Death of Oscar Wilde

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.