The west front main entrance to Trinity College (built 1751) from the busy streets of Dublin. The university was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I of England. Many famous people have undergraduates studying at Trinity College including the play writers Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, the philosopher Edmund Burke, the writers Dean Jonathan Swift ("Gulliver's Travels") and Bram Stoker ("Dracula"). Many other famous graduates include Mary Robinson the ex-president of Ireland.