Edgar Allan Poe
Poem
Bio
He was born January 19,18,1809 and he died in 1849. He was 40 years old when he died.
Why is he historically significant
He wrote a poem called the raven. That was published the poem was a instant classic,but Poe remain poor
Cause of death
No one knows how he died. People think is death may have been cause by alcohol poisoning or he had rabies
How thay treated it
Back then, they didn't have the shot to kill the rabies virus which required 3 doses.
Interesting fact
he is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre.
Vocabulary
Tuberculosis =a serious infection and bacterial disease that mainly affects the lung
Pendulum=is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freel
Celebrity =Famous person
Vanished =to pass out of sight especially quickly disappeared
1809
Was born in Massachusetts January 19/1809
1826
The Allan family sails to London, where Edgar is enrolled in school.
1827
Poe drops out of college and joins the army because he adopted family will not pay for his education
1836
Poe marries his cousin Virginia.he is 27 and she is 13.
Worksited
Bragg, Georgia, and Kevin O'Malley. How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous. New York: Walker, 2011. Print.