Edgar Allan Poe's Death

Edgar Allan Poe, 40, passed October 7th 1849 in Baltimore of congestion of the brain. He was born Edgar Poe on January 19th 1809 in Boston, MA to David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Poe, later John Allan and France's Allan. He was married to his first cousin, Virginia Clemm Poe on September 22nd 1835, who died of tuberculosis at age 24. He wrote short stories about his struggles in life and his misfortunes. He survived by his siblings, William and Rosalie Poe. He did not have any children or remaining immediate family. His stories will forever be a part of American Literature as pieces of art.

Later Dr R. Michael Benitez found out that the anonymous patient E.P was in fact Edgar Allan Poe. For the first time in history someone looked at Poe’s death from an objective view. The doctors at this conference had no preconceived notions of Poe’s death. Many of Poe’s symptoms lined up with those of a patient suffering from rabies,

Did you know that they still don’t know what caused the death of the famous spooky poet and author Edgar Allan Poe? Edgar was an American author and poet from the 1800’s who died from undetermined causes. There is still a great mystery surrounding Poe’s death and there are two main theories of what caused him to die. He died of alcoholism because he had a history with drinking, had a very rough life, and the rabies theories has some holes in it.

The New York Times states, "By the next day (Poe) was perspiring heavily, hallucinating, and shouting at imaginary companions" (NY Times 187). Based on these descriptions of Poe's behavior, it is clear he was suffering from rabies. As stated in the New York Times, "In the brief period when he was calm and awake, Poe refused alcohol and could drink water only with great difficulty" (NY Times 187). This evidence is significant because later in the article it explains that people who have rabies often exhibit hydrophobia, or fear of water. According to a New York Times article, on his fourth day at the hospital, Poe again reached a state of confusion and aggression before he calmed down again and died (187). This supports the other strange behavioral traits Poe was showing, which all lead back to rabies. Given these points, it is clear that Poe died as a result of

There are many theories of how Edgar Allan Poe died. One of the theories is alcohol. Poe was a heavy drinker as a young man so it is possible. Another theory is rabies. This is also a possible theory because of the symptoms he had in the hospital.

Edgar Allen Poe was a great writer that lived a hard life and died an unfortunate death. On October 7, 1849 Edgar Allen Poe died. There are many theories of how Poe died such as alcoholism and rabies. Poe died of rabies not alcoholism.

There are many pieces of evidence that support Poe mostly likely dies of rabies. For one Michael Benitez states in his letter that rabies can incubate in a human for up to a year. This proved why Poe did not have a bite at the time if it indeed did happen about a year ago. Also in Poe’s biography it says Poe was semi-conscious stuck in a stupor. This also

The death of Edgar Allen Poe is quite the mystery. No one knows what really happened to the failed poet that cold night, while he lay on the street. Many theories suggest that Poe was murdered by one of his many enemies or that he has brain cancer and died on the street. One theory I support is that Poe died from alcohol poisoning, there is quite a bit of evidence that supports Edgar Allen Poe passed from alcohol poisoning such as he became addicted to alcohol after his wife passed, he was found near a pub, and he had brain symptoms that pointed to alcoholism.

On Oct. 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died mysteriously. While there are many theories about why or how he died, I believe that it is a unknown illness or cholera. First, a document by Poe it suggest that Edgar Allan Poe had contracted cholera weeks before arriving in Richmond and had a manic episode. Next, According to Susan Archer Talley, Poe was pale and trembling. His condition was serious enough that two doctors though he was in “imminent danger” and that another “attack would kill him. Then, in addition, John Moran claims that Poe had arrived at the hospital unconscious and remains in that condition from 5:00 pm until 3:00 am. When he wakes up he trembles and sweats profusely until the following day. Although no one will ever know for certain

Edgar Allan Poe was known worldwide for his infamous and wicked tales of murder and revenge, which makes it ironic that his death is surrounded by controversy and suspicion. It is believed that Poe had many different causes of death - suicide, murder, cholera, Hypoglycemia, rabies, syphilis, and influenza. With much evidence to back this claim up, the most reasonable conclusion about Poe’s death was that he died of rabies.

According to the CDC, over 88,000 people die every year due to the excessive use of alcohol in the United States. Now this proves that alcoholism is a very serious and common issue in our country. Poe’s death to this day has been thought of as a great mystery, most believing he died from either alcohol or rabies. According to several sources saying that Poe was sent to the hospital after being to drunk, not being able to tell doctors the names of his family members/where he lived, and the fact that his cat, Caterina, was proven to not have rabies, I believe he died from alcohol.

Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, editor, and literary critic, has always been an obscure human being. He was even obscure in death. To this day, no one really knows what happened to Edgar Allan Poe, but there have been many conspiracy theories leading towards the possibility of finding out the actual cause of Poe’s death. Theories have been made by Kenneth Silverman, Dr. R. Michael Benitez, and Burton R. Pollin and Robert E. Benedetto. The most logical theory is that Edgar Allan Poe most likely died from rabies, and this theory was created by Dr. R. Michael Benitez. Poe most likely died from rabies because the symptoms were clear, the lack of a bite mark can be reconciled, and he was no longer able to consume alcohol, which disproves the other popular theory behind his cause of death.

Most of these theorizers believe that Poe’s death was a result of onset rabies. My research consists of brain lesion symptoms, arterial embalming practices, rabies symptoms, and the evidence of a solid mass being discovered inside of Poe’s skull during the removal of his remains. According to this research, Poe’s death was caused by an advanced brain lesion, not rabies. Although my research strongly suggests that Poe died as a result of a brain lesion, he has forever left us with a

Edgar Allan Poe had married his fourteen year-old cousin, whom died ten years later at the age of twenty four, from Tuberculosis (Ljungquist N.P.). After Virginia died, Poe became lost, alcoholic, drug addicted, and debauchery (Szumski 20). “Under the adroit cover of the special mechanism he had constructed, Poe could unveil his inner, introverted self

Edgar Allen Poe’s life was a series of small victories followed by disappointments and failures. According to Wikipedia, Poe was born on January 19, 1809, orphaned by the age of two, and raised by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan. He was educated abroad until the age of 11 when his adopted family returned to Richmond, Virginia. By the age of 19 Poe had disowned his adopted family and joined the U.S. Army. He did well in the military and even received and appointment to West Point. However, after a short time there he deliberately got himself kicked out. He goes onto publish a number of works that were well received and continued to publish until his sudden and unexplained death in 1849. Throughout his life Poe entered into situations with the best intentions to succeed,