JONATHAN SWIFT
Irish author and satirist Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 30, 1667. At age 14, Swift commenced his undergraduate studies at Trinity College in Dublin. In 1686, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and went on to pursue a master's. What became known as the Glorious Revolution of 1688 spurred Swift to move to England and start anew. For 10 years, Swift worked in London's Moor Park and acted as an assistant to Sir William Temple. On a trip to Ireland in 1695, he took all necessary requirements to become an ordained priest in the Anglican tradition. Under Temple's influence, he also began to write, first short essays and then a manuscript for a later book. In 1742, Swift suffered from a stroke and lost the ability to speak. On October 19, 1745, Jonathan Swift died. He was laid to rest next to Esther Johnson inside of Dublin's St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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