Portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes. Source and license are linked in the caption.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Born
Active
Started 1861

American jurist (1841–1935); US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932.

Quick Facts

Died
1935-03-06
Occupation
jurist · judge · lawyer · university teacher · politician · philosopher · editor · author
Citizenship
United States
Birthplace
Boston
Affiliation
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Affiliation
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Membership
bar association · since 1866

Relationships

Oliver Wendell Holmes is the child of Oliver Wendell Holmes and Amelia Lee Jackson.

Spouses & partners

Works & Screen Credits

  • The Path of the Law

Education

Oliver Wendell Holmes’s education and training.

  • Harvard Law SchoolFrom 1864
  • Harvard College

Languages

Native language

  • English

Sources & Credits

Wikidata · Q360574 ↗
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