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Poe was found in 'great distress' on the street on 3 October 1849, and he died at Washington College Hospital in Baltimore, MD, on 7 October 1849. There is some disagreement about the cause of death; some attribute it to cooping, delirium tremens, others to Heart disease, epilepsy, syphilis, meningeal inflammation, consumption (tuberculosis), cholera, even rabies. The true cause will probably never be known.
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The exact cause of Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849 is still uncertain, but theories include alcohol poisoning, drug overdose, tuberculosis, or even rabies. Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore and died a few days later in a hospital.
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∙ 14y agoOn October 7, 1849, Poe died at the age of 40 in Baltimore. The cause of his death is undetermined and has been attributed to alcohol, drugs, cholera, rabies, suicide (although likely to be mistaken with his suicide attempt in the previous year), tuberculosis, heart disease, brain congestion and other agents. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
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∙ 6y agoBrain , Rabies , & Heart Disease
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Is it Edgar Allen Poe or Edgar Allan Poe?
It is Edgar Allan Poe.
How old was Edgar Allan Poe when his brother died?
Edgar Allan Poe was two years old when his brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, died.
Where was Edgar Allan Poe when his mother died?
With her!
Who was Edgar Allan Poe's doctor when he died?
Dr. John J. Moran was the attending physician at Edgar Allan Poe's death.
What age was Edgar Allan Poe when John Allan died?
Poe was 25 years old, when his foster father, John Allan, died.
What was Edgar allan poe birth name?
Edgar Poe was probably his name at birth though there is no surviving birth certificate. After his natural parents died, he was taken in by foster parents John and Frances Allan. They had Poe baptized as Edgar Allan Poe.
Where was Edgar Allan Poe born and what was his name at birth?
Edgar Poe. He was given the name Edgar Allan Poe by his foster family, John and Frances Allan, although they never formally adopted him.
Who is John Allan to Edgar Allan Poe?
John Allan is Edgar Allan Poe's foster father.
Where was Edgar Allan Poe's funeral?
Edgar Allan Poe's funeral took place in Baltimore, Maryland. Poe died in Baltimore on October 7, 1849 at the age of forty.
What year did Edgar Allan Poe write the poem For Annie?
For Annie is from the book "Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe", 1849 It was written in 1849, the year Poe died.
How did Edgar Allan Poe and wife die?
Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe (Edgar Allan Poe's mother) died at age 24 on December 8, 1811. She probably died of pneumonia, but the cause of her death will never be known for certain. Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (Edgar Allan Poe's wife) died at age 24 on January 30, 1847 of tuberculosis.
Edgar Allan Poe location of his death?
Edgar Allan Poe died in a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland on October 7, 1849. The exact cause of his death still remains a mystery.
