August 29: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894) was an American physician, professor, lecturer and author. Regarded by his peers as one of the best poets of the 19th century, he is considered a member of the Fireside Poets. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Holmes was ...
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