Edgar Allan Poe
(January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer,
poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the
American
Romantic Movement.
Best known for his tales of
mystery
and the
macabre,
Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short
story and is considered the inventor of the
detective-fiction
genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging
genre of science fiction.
