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OSCAR O'FLAHERTY (1856-1900).-Poet and dramatist, _s._ of Sir William W., the eminent surgeon, was _b._ at Dublin, and _ed._ there at Trinity Coll. and at Oxf. He was one of the founders of the modern cult of the aesthetic. Among his writings are _Poems_ (1881), _The Picture of Dorian Gray_, a novel, and several plays, including _Lady Windermere's Fan_, _A Woman of no Importance_, and _The Importance of being Earnest_. He was convicted of a serious offence, and after his release from prison went abroad and _d._ at Paris. _Coll._ ed. of his works, 12 vols., 1909.