Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
American physician and poet
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. 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"... Wikipedia
Born: August 29, 1809, Cambridge, MA
Died: October 7, 1894 (age 85 years), Boston, MA
Education: Harvard University, Phillips Academy — Andover, and Harvard Medical School
Grandchildren: Phillips Smalley, Dorothy Upham, and Edward Jackson Holmes
Children: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Edward Jackson Holmes, Sr., and George W. Smalley
Parents: Abiel Holmes and Sarah Wendell
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