Born in Ireland in 1728, died in 1774; educated at Trinity
College, Dublin; studied medicine in Edinburgh; traveled on
the Continent, chiefly on foot, in 1755-56; became a writer
for periodicals in London in 1757; published "The Present
State of Polite Learning" in 1759, "The Citizen of the
World" in 1762; "The Traveler" in 1765; "The Vicar of
Wakefield" in 1766; "The Deserted Village" in 1770.
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