Henry W. Longfellow ( )

The Poet Most popular American poet of the 19 th century Most popular American poet of the 19 th century Famous for his long narrative poems (“The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”, “Hiawatha,” “The Courtship of Miles Standish”) Famous for his long narrative poems (“The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”, “Hiawatha,” “The Courtship of Miles Standish”) First American to have his bust put in Poets’ Corner Westminster Abbey First American to have his bust put in Poets’ Corner Westminster Abbey The Village Blacksmith (manuscript page 1)

His Life Born in Portland, Maine Born in Portland, Maine Attended Bowdoin Attended Bowdoin Professor of modern Harvard Professor of modern Harvard Went to college with Franklin Pierce and Nathaniel Hawthorne Went to college with Franklin Pierce and Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace in c

Tragedy wife #1 (Mary) died of miscarriage wife #1 (Mary) died of miscarriage wife #2 (Fanny) died in a fire from which he tried to rescue her. wife #2 (Fanny) died in a fire from which he tried to rescue her. Scars on his face are covered by beard in his later years. Scars on his face are covered by beard in his later years. He wrote & translated sonnets to help ease pain of wife’s death. He wrote & translated sonnets to help ease pain of wife’s death.

His Life A Celebrated physician and professor of anatomy and physiology at Harvard A Celebrated physician and professor of anatomy and physiology at Harvard Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the suburb of Boston that is home to Harvard. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the suburb of Boston that is home to Harvard. Son of a prominent local minister Son of a prominent local minister His Mother was the descendant of Anne Bradstreet His Mother was the descendant of Anne Bradstreet The Father of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.- The supreme Court justice The Father of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.- The supreme Court justice