Edgar Allan Poe - Bio, Age, Wiki, Facts and Family

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 (age 40) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He is a celebrity author. His popular books are The Raven (1845), The Black Cat (1843), The Tell‑Tale Heart (1843), Annabel Lee (1849) and The Fall of the House of Usher (1839). He died on October 7, 1849, Church Home & Hospital, Baltimore, MD. His spouse is Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (m. 1836–1847).

Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic, was a member of the American Romantic Movement. He is most renowned for his eerie and mysterious stories. He was one of the first American short story writers and is often regarded as the creator of the detective fiction genre. Poe is also acknowledged for helping to establish the science fiction genre. His writings had a significant impact on American literature as well as other specialized subjects such as cosmology and cryptography. His most well-known literary pieces were Gothic in nature and dealt with issues such as decomposition, premature burial, reanimation of the dead, and grieving. Poe's work is also classified as part of the gloomy romanticism genre. He became well-known for poetry such as "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee."

The son of stage actors, he was named after a character in William Shakespeare 's famous tragedy King Lear. He had a younger sister named Rosalie and an older brother named William. From 1835 until 1847, he was married to Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe .

Poe was unofficially adopted by a rich Scottish trader called John Allan when his mother died of illness in 1811.

He was intensely interested in both cryptology and cosmology.

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As far as we know Edgar Allan Poe has died October 7, 1849 ( age 40)

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Gaston Leroux followed in Poe's footsteps, making huge contributions to the French detective fiction genre.