Jane Wilde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jane Wilde

Irish poet and writer

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1821

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 03-Feb-1896

Profession: writer, poet, translator, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (née Elgee; 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896) was an Irish poet under the pen name "Speranza" and supporter of the nationalist movement.
Lady Wilde had a special interest in Irish folktales, which she helped to gather.She married Sir William Wilde, an eye and ear surgeon, on 12 November 1851 in St.
Peter's church in Dublin, and they had three children: William Charles Kingsbury Wilde (1852–1899), Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854–1900), and Isola Francesca Emily Wilde (1857–1867).
Her eldest son William Wilde became a journalist and poet, her younger son Oscar Wilde became a prolific and famous writer, and her daughter Isola Wilde died in childhood.