Daily Archives: December 14, 2012

Interesting Men: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Posted on December 14, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

He was a Renaissance man- a polymath in the company of Leonardo da Vinci and Johann Wolfgang van Goethe. A law student who wrote poetry in his free time, he would go on to become an eminent medical doctor and … Continue reading →

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Interesting Men: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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