Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (born 1809)

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894)

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…