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  1. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmesnoun

    United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)

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  1. oliver wendell holmes

    Oliver Wendell Holmes was a prominent American poet, physician, and polymath based in Boston during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Born on August 29, 1809, he was a part of the Fireside Poets, whose works were the first American poems read and appreciated outside the United States. Holmes was also a professor at Harvard and a founder of the Atlantic Monthly magazine. There is another widely recognized figure named Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. who was a U.S. Supreme Court justice. He was actually the son of the above mentioned Oliver Wendell Holmes. This might cause some confusion when searching for information about either person. Care should be taken to ensure referring to the correct individual.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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  1. Dan Patterson:

    Missouri protects the right to open carry a firearm, but that right does not allow an individual to act in a reckless and criminal manner, endangering other citizens, as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously explained,' The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man... falsely shouting fire in a theater, causing a panic.'.

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