Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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Most Influential Person Across History
Poet, essayist, physician
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.'s Degrees
- Doctorate Medicine Harvard University
Why Is Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, 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 Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table . 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, inventor, and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law.
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