Edgar Allan Poe
He went to the University of Virginia
His mom died when he was very young
He was one of the earliest creators of science fiction
The inventor of the modern detective story
Maried with his cousin 
At the age of 2 years old his father left the family
Famous for his tales of horror
His parents were both actors
short stories
He born on 19 January, in Boston
In 1845 Edgars most famous poem, "The Raven "
His wife like Edgar's mother, she had tuberculosis
He went to live in England for five years
In 1827 he published his first book of poems
He won a literary contest for his short story "MS. Found in Bottle". This was the beginning of Edgar's professional career as a writer
When he returned to United States in 1820 Edgar went to private schools in Richmond
In 1843 he wrote "The Gold Bug"
The modern short story itself and modernist poetry
On October 3, 1849 Edgar was found unconscious in front of a voting station in Baltimore
he died four days later in the hospital.
he did not have enough money to feed his family.