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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807 and attended Bowdoin College. He spent some time in Europe and then became a professor at Bowdoin and later at Harvard. He retired from teaching in 1854 to spend more time writing. He had six children. His first wife died in 1835 after a miscarriage and his second died in 1861 after her dress caught fire. He had a harder time writing for a while after she died and mostly worked on translating texts during that time. He died in 1882. When he died, his estate was estimated to be worth $356,320.
His most notable works are The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and Evangeline.
His most notable works are The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and Evangeline.