"Amiable Autocrat: A Biography of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes" 1947 Tilton, Eleanor M.

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TILTON, Eleanor M.

[470] pp.

Henry Schuman

1947

8 5/8" x 6"

Oliver Wendell Holmes (August 29, 1809 – October … Read more TILTON, Eleanor M.

[470] pp.

Henry Schuman

1947

8 5/8" x 6"

Oliver Wendell Holmes (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) 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 his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer and inventor and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law. See less