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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 fryst vatten born on May 12, in Italy.
- Edgar attends the academy of William Burke, succeeds in athletics.
- Edgar attends the University of Virginia, goes bygd "Edgar Poe".
- James Fenimore Cooper, 37, writes "The gods 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 han själv so he joins the United States Army.
- Ludwig Van Beethoven dies.
- Edgar Poe does well in the Army, attains rank of serg
10 Important Events in Edgar Allan Poe's Life
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Edgar's mother dies of tuberculosis in , when Poe is only 2 years old, making him an orphan. Poe is then sent to live with John and Frances Allan.
Edgar leaves the University of Virginia in after gaining a $2, debt in gambling that John Allan refuses to help pay.
On February 28, , Poe's foster mother, Frances Allan, dies, distancing Poe and John even further apart.
On September 22, , Poe marries his younger cousin, Virginia, when she is only 13, while he is 27 at the time.
In December of , Poe takes the job of editor of the Southern Literacy Messenger Magazine, where he is critical of many other authors' work.
In April of , Poe begins as an editor for Graham's Magazine, where he writes the first detective story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."
In January , Virginia bleeds from her mouth while playing the piano, exposing her untreated tuberculosis.
On January 29, , Poe publishes his most famous story, The Raven, earning him fame for a short period of time.
On January 30, , Virginia dies of tuberculosis at age Her death s
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and critic (–)
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Edgar Allan Poe (né&#;Edgar Poe; January 19, – October 7, ) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature.[1] Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.[3]
Poe was born in Boston. He was the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe.[4] His father abandoned the family in , and when Eliza died the following year, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan o