Biography of Edgar Allan Poe
by Robert Giordano, 27 June
This is a short biography. Unlike many biographies that just seem to go on and on, I've tried to compose one short enough to read in a single sitting.
Poe's Childhood
Edgar Poe was born in Boston on January 19, That makes him Capricorn, on the cusp of Aquarius. His parents were David and Elizabeth Poe. David was born in Baltimore on July 18, Elizabeth Arnold came to the U.S. from England in and married David Poe after her first husband died in They had three children, Henry, Edgar, and Rosalie.
Elizabeth Poe died in , when Edgar was 2 years old. She had separated from her husband and had taken her three kids with her. Henry went to live with his grandparents while Edgar was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan and Rosalie was taken in by another family. John Allan was a successful merchant, so Edgar grew up in good surroundings and went to good schools.
When Poe was 6, he went to school in England for 5 years. He learned Latin and French, as well as math and history. He later returned to school in America and continued his studies. Edgar Allan went to the University of Virginia in He was Even though John Allan
Edgar Allan Poe Timeline
- Edgar's parents separate. Elizabeth Poe takes the children.
- Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Fur Elise.
- Edgar's mother, Elizabeth dies.
- Mr. and Mrs. John Allan adopt Edgar Poe.
- Edgar returns to the United States and continues his schooling.
- Florence Nightingale is born on May 12, in Italy.
- Edgar attends the academy of William Burke, succeeds in athletics.
- Edgar attends the University of Virginia, goes by "Edgar Poe".
- James Fenimore Cooper, 37, writes "The Last of the Mohicans".
- Poe drops out of school because John Allan won't give him any money.
- Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems".
- Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.
- Ludwig Van Beethoven dies.
- Edgar Poe does well in the Army, attains rank of serg
Poe, Edgar Allan, Writer. The South's most renowned literary artist of the 19th century spent most of his productive years as a struggling journalist in large northern cities. Born on 19 January , in Boston, Mass., Poe was the second child of David and Elizabeth Arnold Poe, both active theatrical performers on the East Coast of the United States. His father mysteriously disappeared in , and after his mother's subsequent death, in December , he became the foster son of John Allan, a prominent Richmond, Va., tobacco merchant who gave Poe many childhood advantages. In he attended the University of Virginia, leaving after only a few months to join the United States Army. His first volume of poems, entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems, was privately published in ; a second volume, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems, appeared in shortly after he was honorably discharged from the army. Aided by his foster father, he entered West Point in as a cadet but was soon discharged for failing to heed regulations. Beginning in , influential writers and journalists like John Neal and John P. Kennedy began to support his efforts to attain literary prominence. Poems,, a third volume of poetry, w
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Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?
Edgar Allan Poe was a prominent American writer, poet, critic, and editor of the 19th century, celebrated for his hauntingly evocative short stories and poems that captivated readers around the globe. His imaginative storytelling and narratives steeped in mystery and horror not only defined a genre but also laid the groundwork for the modern detective story. Works such as “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” have become enduring literary classics. The enigmatic elements of Poe&#;s life often mirror the themes in his writing, with the distinction between fact and fiction becoming increasingly obscured since his untimely death in at the age of
Early Life
Edgar Allan Poe was born Edgar Poe on January 19, , in Boston, Massachusetts. He never truly knew his biological parents: his mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, was a British actress, while his father, David Poe Jr., was an actor originally from Baltimore. His father abandoned the family when Edgar was very young, and his mother succumbed to tuberculosis when he was only two years old.
Following this tragic loss, Poe was separated from his sibling
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