Edgar Allan Poe was born in Massachusetts, United States on January 19, 1809. Poe's parents were Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe Jr. Poe was named after a character by William Shakespeare's King Lear. Poe was baptized in the Episcopal Church in 1812. His mother was an actress and his father was an actor. Poe's father abandoned the family in 1810. Poe had 2 brothers. His brother was named William Henry Leonard, he was a writer, sailor and poet. He was born in Boston on January 30, 1807. Poe's brother died on August 1, 1831 of alcoholism and tuberculosis. Edgar's sister was Rosalie Poe, born in Norfolk, Virginia. She was illegitimate to the family. Poe's father died of an unknown cause. Poe's grandmother was Elizabeth Cairnes Poe, she was paralyzed and the family didn't talk to her much. Poe's grandfather was David Poe, a soldier in the war. John Allan (Poe's grandfather) took in Poe when his mother died. Poe was 3 years old when his parents died. John Allan was a tobacco merchant in Richmond. Poe was very spoiled and aggressively disciplined. Poe was later taken to Scotland and England where he received an education. He also attended grammar school in Scotland. Poe knew several languages. When Poe was 15 he published his poem “Last Night with Much Care and Toil.” When Poe was 16 he swam seven miles down the James River. He did it to become popular. He attended the University of Virginia for 11 months, but had to drop out due to his gambling habit. He was a lieutenant in the Richmond Point Guard in 1824. Poe's influences were Romanticism and American literature. Lord Byron (British poet) also influenced him. Poe's famous poem was “The Raven”. Poe was a poet, short story writer, editor, and critic. His 3 poems were Sonnet to science, Romance and “The city in the middle of the sheet. The entire ceremony lasted only three minutes in the cold, damp weather. The reverend did not give a sermon because there were not many people. Poe was buried in a cheap coffin that had no handles, name tag, cloth lining, or head pillow. On October 10, 2009, Poe held his funeral again in Baltimore. The actors portrayed Poe's contemporaries. They each paid their respects and read Poe's eulogies. The funeral also had a replica of Poe's coffin and a wax cadeaver. Poe is remembered for being the first American writer to become a major figure in literature. Poe's quote was “We loved with a love that was more than love.” The museum was called the Edgar Allan Poe Museum located in Baltimore. Poe's archenemy was Rufus Wilmot Grisworld (publisher, critic and anthologist). He wrote a long obituary of Poe and published it. Poe is well known today for what he did,