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Jonathan Swift Born 30 November 1667(1667-11-30)Dublin, Ireland1 Died 19 October 1745 (aged?77)Ireland Pen name M.B. Drapier, Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff Occupation Satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, priest Language English Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin Notable work(s) Gullivers TravelsA Modest ProposalA Tale of a TubDrapiers Letters Influenced[show] George Orwell, H. G. Wells, William S. Burroughs, Charlotte Bront? Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish[1] satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and cleric who became Dean of St. Patricks Cathedral, Dublin. He is remembered for works such as Gullivers Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, Drapiers Letters, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity, and A Tale of a Tub. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is less well known for his poetry. Swift originally published all of his works under pseudonyms—such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M.B. Drapier—or anonymously. He is also known for being a master of two styles of satire: the Horatian and Juvenalian styles. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Youth 1.2 Writer 1.3 Maturity 1.4 Epitaph 2 Works 2.1 Major prose works 2.2 Essays, tracts, pamphlets, periodicals 2.3 Poems 2.4 Correspondence, personal writings 2.5 Sermons, prayers 2.6 Miscellany 3 Legacy 4 Notes 5 Biographical sources 6 See also 7 External links 7.1 E-texts of works Biography Youth Jonathan Swift was born at No. 7, Hoeys Court, Dublin, and was the second child and only son of Jonathan Swift (a second cousin of John Dryden) and wife Abigail Erick (or Herrick), paternal grandson of Thomas Swift and wife Elizabeth Dryden, daughter of Nicholas Dryden (brother of Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet Dryden) and wife Mary Emyley. His father was Irish born and his mother was the sister of the vicar of Frisby-on-th