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Edgar Allan Poe

Transcript: "It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly imaginative never otherwise than analytic."-From The Murders in the Rue Morogue Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809 His parents were David and Elizabeth Poe.

When Edgar was 2 years old,his mom separated from her husband and took her three kids with her. Childhood: After his mother's death in 1811, His brother was raised by his grandparents while he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs.

John Allan and his sister another family. John Allan was a successful merchant, so Edgar grew up in good surroundings and went to good schools.When He was 6, Edgar went to school in England for 5 years; there he learned Latin and French, as well as math and history.Edgar Allan went to the University of Virginia in 1826 and even though his father was wealthy he only gave Edgar about a third of what he needed.

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