1809
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (died 1894)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (died 1894)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (died 1894)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894)
- Born
- 1809
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" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to being an author and a poet, Holmes was also a physician, professor, lecturer, and inventor.