Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Edgar Allen Poe Biography and Timeline

Follow Edgar Allen Poe through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.

Edgar Allen Poe, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1809–1849Years on this page

1809

Birth of Edgar Allan Poe

Arts / Literature

Birth of Edgar Allan Poe

1839

The Fall of the House of Usher

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Fall of the House of Usher"

1841

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Murders In the Rue Morgue"

1849

Death of Edgar Allen Poe

Arts / Literature

Death of Edgar Allen Poe, age of 40

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.