Oliver wendell holmes biography
Oliver wendell holmes biography
Oliver wendell holmes sr!
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894)
For his son, the American jurist and Supreme Court justice, see Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. | |
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Holmes, c. 1879 | |
| Born | Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-08-29)August 29, 1809 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1894(1894-10-07) (aged 85) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Education | Harvard University (AB, MD) |
| Spouse | Amelia Lee Jackson (m. ; died ) |
| Children | Edward Jackson Holmes Amelia Jackson Holmes Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. |
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (; August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston.
Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table