Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

January 10, 2024
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Full Name Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Occupation Poet
Date Of Birth Feb 27, 1807(1807-02-27)
Age 217
Date Of Death March 24, 1882
Birthplace Portland
Country United States
Birth City Maine
Horoscope Aquarius

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Biography

Name Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Birthday Feb 27
Birth Year 1807
Place Of Birth Portland
Home Town Maine
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aquarius
Children(s) Alice Mary Longfellow, Charles Appleton Longfellow, MORE

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on February 27, 1807 in Portland, Maine, United States. American Fireside Poet, best known for his lyrical works such as The Song of Hiawatha or Evangeline. He was also an educator and taught at Harvard College as well as Bowdoin College.

His 1860 historical poem ” He was famous for his 1860 historical poem, “Paul Revere‘s Ride.”’s Ride” was his most famous work.

He was twice married to Mary Potter and Frances Appleton, and was later widowed by each of his wives. He had four children, Edith and Anne, Fanny, Alice and Charles, as well as two sons.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Poet
House Living in own house.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is one of the richest Poet from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At thirteen years old, he published his first poem, “The Battle of Lovell’s Pond.”

He translated Dante’s famous Divine Comedy from Italian.

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Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dating?

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Henry Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.

What is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow most famous poem?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was one of the most popular and influential American poets of the nineteenth century. Longfellow (1807-82) is best-known for The Song of Hiawatha , and for growing a beard to hide the marks of a family tragedy, but he also wrote many other celebrated poems.

What was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow best known for?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, (born February 27, 1807, Portland, Massachusetts [now in Maine], U.S.—died March 24, 1882, Cambridge, Massachusetts), the most popular American poet in the 19th century, known for such works as The Song of Hiawatha (1855) and “Paul Revere’s Ride” (1863).

Why is Longfellow so popular?

There are two reasons for the popularity and significance of Longfellow’s poetry. First, he had the gift of easy rhyme. He wrote poetry as a bird sings, with natural grace and melody. Read or heard once or twice, his rhyme and meters cling to the mind long after the sense may be forgotten.

What is Henry W Longfellow's poetry mainly about?

He wrote about a multitude of subjects: slavery in Poems on Slavery, literature of Europe in an anthology The Poets and Poetry of Europe, and American Indians in The Song of Hiawatha.

What famous poem was written by Longfellow in 1860?

Paul Revere’s Ride “, a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860 about Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride to Lexington, where he warned the patriots about the British troops movements.

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