Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American poet and educator (1807–1882)
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- human
- Date of birth
- February 27, 1807, 1807[10]
- Date of death
- March 24, 1882
- Place of birth
- Portland
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Country of citizenship
- United States[22]
- Occupation
- translator, poet, novelist, professor, writer
- Employer
- Harvard University[24]
- Educated at
- Bowdoin College[25]
- Award received
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[39][40]
- Notable work
- The Song of Hiawatha, The Courtship of Miles Standish, Voices of the Night, The Children's Hour, The Poet and his Songs, The Bridge, The Builders, The Old Clock on the Stairs, The Two Angels, The Rainy Day, Paul Revere's Ride, From my Arm-Chair, The Building of the Ship, The Light of Stars, King Trisanku, The Legend Beautiful, Flowers, Children Children, Santa Filomena, Resignation, A Psalm of Life, The Singers, The Sifting of Peter, Old St. David's at Radnor, The Ladder of St. Augustine, The Village Blacksmith, The Wreck of the Hesperus, The Skeleton in Armour, Afternoon in February, Charles Sumner, Curfew, Decoration Day, The Open Window, Stay, Stay at Home, my Heart, and Rest[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
- Father
- Stephen Longfellow[12]
- Mother
- Zilpah Wadsworth[13]
- Child
- Alice Mary Longfellow, Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, Edith Longfellow, Frances Longfellow, Charles Appleton Longfellow, Annie Longfellow Thorp[16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Sibling
- Samuel Longfellow, Anne Longfellow Pierce, Mary Longfellow Greenleaf, Stephen Longfellow, Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow
- Cause of death
- peritonitis[48]
- Work location
- Cadenabbia, Göttingen
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired
- Described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Iedereen Leest, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, The American Cyclopædia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4, ProDetLit, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
- Family name
- Longfellow[55]
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- Influenced by
- Dante Alighieri, John Keats, Charles Dickens[43][44][45]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- Wikiproject Iedereen Leest
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- Movement
- Romanticism[47]
- Name in native language
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
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- Place of burial
- Mount Auburn Cemetery[11]
- Residence
- Cambridge, Portland, Maine, Brattle Street, Kirkland Street, Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site[49][50][51][52][53][54]
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- Writing language
- English
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Summary
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807[1], in Portland[2]. He died on March 24, 1882[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a translator[5], poet[6], novelist[7], professor[8], and writer[9].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow include Ablerus longfellowi[58], a taxon[59].
Why It Matters
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has been cited as an influence by Narcís Oller[60], a writer[61], 1846–1930[62], of Spain[63].
Works attributed to him include The Song of Hiawatha[64], a literary work[65]; Evangeline[66], a literary work[67]; Paul Revere's Ride[68], a literary work[69], founded in 1860[70]; A Psalm of Life[71], a literary work[72]; and Excelsior[73], a literary work[74]. Entities named for him include Ablerus longfellowi[58], a taxon[59].
FAQs
Where was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland[2].
Where did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow die?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died in Cambridge[4].
Who were Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's parents?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's father was Stephen Longfellow[12]. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's mother was Zilpah Wadsworth[13].
Who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married to?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's spouses include Mary Storer Potter Longfellow[14] and Fanny Appleton Longfellow[15].
What did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow do for work?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow worked as a translator[5], poet[6], novelist[7], professor[8], and writer[9].
Where did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow go to school?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was educated at Bowdoin College[25].
What awards did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow receive?
Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[39] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[40].
Who did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow influence?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has been cited as an influence by Narcís Oller[60].