Oliver St. John Gogarty
Irish physician, writer and politician (1878–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliver Joseph St. John Gogarty (17 August 1878 – 22 September 1957) was an Irish poet, author, otolaryngologist, athlete, politician, and conversationalist. He served as the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce's novel Ulysses.
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![]() Gogarty as painted in 1911 by William Orpen | |
Born | (1878-08-17)17 August 1878 Rutland Square, Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 22 September 1957(1957-09-22) (aged 79) New York City, United States |
Occupation | Author, poet, memoirist, physician/surgeon, politician, athlete |
Literary movement | Irish Literary Renaissance |
Notable works | As I Was Going Down Sackville Street (1937) |
Spouse |
Martha Duane Gogarty
(m. 1906) |
Children | 3, including Dermot |
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In office 11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936 | |
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![]() | 1924 Paris | Literature |
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