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Jun 25, 2024 · –Vyvyan Holland (Oscar Wilde’s younger son), 1954 On the bright summer morning of June 30, 1860, a crowd congregated outside Oxford University’s Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), one of the world’s leading scientific societies.
1 day ago · The list has been divided into categories indicating the field of activity in which people have become well known. Many of the university's alumni/ae have attained a level of distinction in more than one field. These individuals may appear under two categories.
Jun 5, 2024 · Vyvyan Holland’s 1954 memoir, Son of Oscar Wilde, was the game-changer. I suddenly saw this enormously devoted father whose boys cherished his memory. Then, after reading Franny Moyle’s...
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2 days ago · Several notable individuals throughout history have carried the name Vyvyan. One of the most famous is Vyvyan Holland, the son of the renowned Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. Born in 1886, Vyvyan Holland was an accomplished author and translator, significantly contributing to literature in his right.
Jun 17, 2024 · In 1884 Wilde married Constance Lloyd, daughter of a prominent Irish barrister; two children, Cyril and Vyvyan, were born, in 1885 and 1886. Meanwhile, Wilde was a reviewer for the Pall Mall Gazette and then became editor of Woman’s World (1887–89).
Jun 13, 2024 · His father, Vyvyan Holland, was Wilde's youngest son, but the family were forced to change their name after the scandal of Wilde's trial and imprisonment for gross indecency. Thereafter their life is lived in the shadow of this terrible event.
6 days ago · Vyvyan Holland was actually Oscar's second son with Constance. The first, Cyril, was born in 1885, and Vyvyan's birth in 1886 is seen by biographers as marking the start of the breakdown of his marriage, as he found her unattractive sexually following the birth.
