
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Born
American poet and educator (1807–1882).
Quick Facts
- Died
- 1882-03-24
- Occupation
- translator · poet · novelist · professor · writer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Birthplace
- Portland
- Affiliation
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Affiliation
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
Relationships
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is the child of Stephen Longfellow and Zilpah Wadsworth.
Spouses & partners
Family
- FatherStephen Longfellow
- MotherZilpah Wadsworth
- SiblingSamuel Longfellow
- SiblingAnne Longfellow Pierce
- SiblingMary Longfellow Greenleaf
- SiblingStephen Longfellow
- SiblingAlexander Wadsworth Longfellow
- ChildAlice Mary Longfellow
- ChildErnest Wadsworth Longfellow
- ChildEdith Longfellow
- ChildFrances Longfellow
- ChildCharles Appleton Longfellow
- ChildAnnie Longfellow Thorp
Awards & Nominations
| Date / result | Award / category |
|---|---|
| — Received | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order |
| — Received | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Works & Screen Credits
- The Song of Hiawathaepic poem
- The Courtship of Miles Standish
- Voices of the Nightpoetry collection
- The Children's Hourpoem
- The Poet and his Songspoem
- The Bridgepoem
- The Builderspoem
- The Old Clock on the Stairspoem
- The Two Angelspoem
- The Rainy Daypoem
- Paul Revere's Ride
- From my Arm-Chairpoem
- The Building of the Shippoem
- The Light of Starspoem
- King Trisankupoem
- The Legend Beautiful
- Flowerspoem
- Children Childrenpoem
- Santa Filomenapoem
- Resignationpoem
- A Psalm of Lifepoem
- The Singerspoem
- The Sifting of Peterpoem
- Old St. David's at Radnorpoem
- The Ladder of St. Augustinepoem
- The Village Blacksmithpoem
- The Wreck of the Hesperuspoem
- The Skeleton in Armourpoem
- Afternoon in Februarypoem
- Charles Sumnerpoem
- Curfewpoem
- Decoration Daypoem
- The Open Window
- Stay, Stay at Home, my Heart, and Rest
Education
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s education and training.
- Bowdoin College
Languages
Other languages
- Italian
- Spanish
- English
- French
- Portuguese
Sources & Credits
Wikidata · Q152513 ↗
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Portrait source & license ↗
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