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William Robert Wills Wilde, MD

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Birthplace: Kilkeevin near Castlerea, County Roscommon, Connacht, Ireland
Death: April 19, 1876 (61)
Moytura, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Place of Burial: Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Willis Wilde, MD and Amelia Wilde
Husband of Mother of Emily and Mary Wilde and Jane Francesca Wilde
Partner of Mother of Henry Wilson and Mary Josephine Travers
Father of Dr. Henry Wilson; Emily Wilde; Mary Wilde; Willie Wilde; Oscar Wilde and 1 other
Brother of Rev. Ralph Wilde; Thomas Wilde and 2 daughters Wilde

Occupation: Eye and ear surgeon, author of significant works on medicine, archaeology, and Irish folklore
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About Sir William Robert WIlls Wilde, MD

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilde

William Wilde was Ireland's leading oto-ophthalmologic (ear and eye) surgeon and was knighted in 1864 for his services as medical adviser and assistant commissioner to the censuses of Ireland. He also wrote books about Irish archaeology and peasant folklore. A renowned philanthropist, his dispensary for the care of the city's poor at the rear of Trinity College, Dublin, was the forerunner of the Dublin Eye and Ear Hospital, now located at Adelaide Road.

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Sir William Robert WIlls Wilde, MD's Timeline

1815
March 1815
Birth of Sir William Robert WIlls Wilde, MD
Kilkeevin near Castlerea, County Roscommon, Connacht, Ireland
1838
1838
Birth of Dr. Henry Wilson
1847
1847
Birth of Emily Wilde
1849
1849
Birth of Mary Wilde
1852
September 26, 1852
Birth of Willie Wilde
21 Westland Row, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
1854
October 16, 1854
Birth of Oscar Wilde
21 Westland Row, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
1857
1857
Birth of Isola Francesca Wilde
1876
April 19, 1876
Age 61
Death of Sir William Robert WIlls Wilde, MD at Moytura
Moytura, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland
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