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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Birth and Death

Longfellow was born on the 27th of February, 1807 and expired on the 24th of March, 1882.

City of Birth

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine in the U.S.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education

Longfellow was a student at Bowdoin College and became a professor there. He later became a professor at Harvard College.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Born in an English family, he was the son of a lawyer and his maternal grandfather, Peleg Wadsworth, was an officer at the American Revolutionary War and also a Member of Congress.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Life in Brief

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was married twice: his first wife was Mary Storer Potter. She passed away after a miscarriage. Longfellow married again.

The Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

When his second wife, Frances Elizabeth Appleton passed away due to burns, Longfellow had a tough time writing poetry for a very long period. This is when he concentrated on translating works from other different languages.

Works

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote lyric poetry. He had many of his earlier works published in literary journals. Among those, he published around 40 between the years 1824 and 1825.

Following are a List of His Works.

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