Alfred, Lord Tennyson vs Edgar Allan Poe
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) and Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 40 years, from 1809 to 1849.
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)
- — Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire Verified
- — Entered Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry Verified
- — Death of Arthur Hallam Verified
- — Published In Memoriam A.H.H. Verified
- — Married Emily Sellwood Verified
- — Appointed Poet Laureate Verified
- — Published The Charge of the Light Brigade Verified
- — Raised to the peerage as Baron Tennyson Verified
- — Died at Aldworth, Surrey Verified
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Attended the University of Virginia Verified
- — Enlisted in the U.S. Army and published Tamerlane Verified
- — Briefly attended West Point Verified
- — Worked as editor and critic for literary magazines Verified
- — Married his cousin Virginia Clemm Verified
- — Published 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' Verified
- — Published 'The Raven' Verified
- — Died in Baltimore, Maryland Verified