Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. | |
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 Oliver Wendell Holmes c. 1879 | |
| Born | Oliver Wendell Holmes August 29, 1809 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 7, 1894 (aged 85) Boston, Massachusetts |
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, professor, lecturer, and author. He was a member of the Fireside Poets. His most famous works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. He also wrote old ironsides, a famous poem.
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- "The Annotated Autocrat" Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine a complete set of annotations to Holmes's Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
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