| Birth: | Aug. 29, 1809
Cambridge
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA | | Death: | Oct. 7, 1894
Boston
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA | 
Poet, Author, Physician. Holmes began his long career at Harvard University. He thought about studying law, but changed his mind and became a physician instead. He studied medicine both at Harvard and in Europe eventually working as a general practitioner. In time he was offered the chair of anatomy and physiology at Dartmouth then later at Harvard where he also served as dean of the medical school. In addition to his passion for medicine Holmes was also a lover of the written word composing dozens of poems, humorous essays on life and living, biographies of two of his fellow writers, and three novels. His most famous poem was the classic “Old Ironsides” which was used as part of the protest against the destruction of the USS Constitution and would help to give the ship a half-century more of existence. One of his better known works was the “Breakfast Table” series of collected essays, a fictional account of the discussions taking place around the breakfast table in a Boston Boarding house. Perhaps Holmes’ greatest achievement was that he would practice these careers concurrently for nearly forty-seven years. His contemporaries recognized Holmes as a true patriot with a deep respect for the American people and the American way of life. He was the father of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (bio by: Catharine)
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Spouse:
Amelia Lee Jackson Holmes (1818 - 1888)*
Children:
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841 - 1935)*
Edward Jackson Holmes (1846 - 1884)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Oliver Holmes | | | Burial:
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA |
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Record added: Jan 01, 2001
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With Love Always, Edith
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With Love Always, Edith
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Thanks for "The Wonderful One Horse Shay", "Old Ironside", "The Height of the Ridiculous", "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table", and "Elsie Venner". You were the last of your breed - the real "Last Leaf". And your son did very well too. Hope you forga...(Read more)
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