Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Biography

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NAME: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
OCCUPATION: Author, Poet
BIRTH DATE: February 27, 1807
DEATH DATE: March 24, 1882
EDUCATION: Bowdoin College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Portland, Maine
PLACE OF DEATH: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Full Name: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
AKA: Henry Longfellow

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a famed 19th century scholar, novelist and poet known for works like Voices of the Night, Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha.

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Born on February 27, 1807, in Portland, Maine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow became a Harvard scholar versed in several European languages. He was heavily influenced by romanticism and made a name as a poet and novelist with works like Hyperion, Evangeline, Poems on Slavery and The Song of Hiawatha. Known for his translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy as well, Longfellow died on March 24, 1882, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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