Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was born on August 29, 1809.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was born on August 29, 1809.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was born on August 29, 1809 and died on October 7, 1894. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. would have been 85 years old at the time of death or 205 years old today.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. died on October 7, 1894 at the age of 85.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. died on October 7, 1894 at the age of 85.
He was not based on Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. The surname helped Arthur Doyle pick Sherlock's own, as he was a patriot and loyal supporter of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. The credit for Holmes's "creation" belonged to Doyle's old tutor, Dr. Joseph Bell.
No, they were not related. Sherlock Holmes was a character in fiction. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) was a living person who served on the US Supreme Court for 30 years. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) was a famous author.
"Old Ironsides" was written by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. in 1830. The poem was written to protest the scrapping of the U.S.S. Constitution.
It was Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (the poet), married Amelia Lee Jackson. They had three children as follows: 1. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (the Supreme Court Justice)...he married Fannie Bowditch Dixwell and they had no children. 2. Amelia Jackson Holmes....she married John Turner Sargent and they too were childless. 3. Edward Jackson Holmes, Sr....he married Henrietta Goddard Wigglesworth and they had only one child, Edward Jackson Holmes, Jr. or "Ned" as he was known. Edward Jackson Holmes, Jr., the only grandchild of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., married Mary Stacy Beaman, who was my great grandmother's sister. They unfortunately had no children and thus, Ned Jr. was the end of the Holmes line. Source: http://genforum.genealogy.com/holmes/messages/1959.html
The book 'Old Ironsides' was written by Thomas Gillmer. The poem of the same name was written by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Yes, Herman Melville had several close friends, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Evert Duyckinck, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. These friendships influenced his writing and provided him with literary support and camaraderie.