…(1809–94), American physician, poet, and essayist. His best-known literary works are the humorous essays known as ‘table talks’, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1857-8)…
… Jr. (1841–1935), US Supreme Court associate justice 1902–32; the son of physician and essayist Oliver Wendell Holmes. He became well known for his strong, articulate, and often dissenting opinions…
