Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. - Wikipedia
Oliver Wendell Holmes (/ h oʊ m z /; August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. A member of 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).