They often made lists of men and boys with whom they had had encounters (Romantic Era Encyclopedia). (MORE INFORMATION HERE) Oscar Wilde was born on 16 October 1854 in Dublin. Wilde is well known for his arrest and incarceration for being homosexual. Wilde's father was a doctor and he was knighted for his contribution as medical advisor to the Irish censuses. His father also founded a hospital at his own expense to treat the city's poor. Wilde's mother was a poet and influenced Adkins