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Oliver Wendell Holmes was an American physician and poet. He was from Boston and much of his writing was associated with the area. He belonged to a group of poets known as the Fireside Poets who were associated with New England and included Longfellow and Whittier. Holmes embarked on a medical career although he had begun writing poetry at the age of 21. He held the position of Professor at Harvard Medical School for 35 years.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was an American physician and poet. He was from Boston and much of his writing was associated with the area. He belonged to a group of poets known as the Fireside Poets who were associated with New England and included Longfellow and Whittier. Holmes embarked on a medical career although he had begun writing poetry at the age of 21. He held the position of Professor at Harvard Medical School for 35 years.
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| Name: | Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | American |
| Date of birth: | 1809 |
| Date of death: | 1894 |
| Roles: | Medical Practitioner; Poet |
| Linked correspondent: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP079 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Unknown photographer photogravure circa 1871 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
