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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston and died on October 7, 1849, aged 40.
Born
January 19, 1809
Edgar Allan Poe died aged 40.
Died: October 7, 1849
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.
- Birthplace
- Boston
- Professions
- novelist, short story writer, writer, literary critic, poet, essayist, author, science fiction writer, journalist, playwright, lyricist, crime fiction writer, literary theorist, literary scholar, editing staff
- Citizenship
- United States
More about Edgar Allan Poe
- Zodiac sign
- Capricorn
- Birth name
- Edgar Poe
- Pseudonyms
- Edgar A. Perry
Family
- Spouse
- Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
- Mother
- Eliza Poe
Official links & social profiles
All birth date sources
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- Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Babelio
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Artists of the World Online
- AlKindi
- filmportal.de
- ProDetLit
- Internet Broadway Database
- Archivio Storico Ricordi - digital collection
- BeWeB
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Roglo
- GeneaStar
- The Fine Art Archive
- Integrated Authority File
- SNAC
- NooSFere
- BnF authorities
- Find a Grave
- International Music Score Library Project
- BD Gest'
- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
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Quick answers
When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston and died on October 7, 1849, aged 40.
How old was Edgar Allan Poe when they died?
Edgar Allan Poe died aged 40.