Nathan C. Brooks
Nathan Covington Brooks | |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | St. John's College (MA) |
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Spouses | Mary Elizabeth Gobright
(m. 1826)Christiana Octavia Crump
(m. 1867) |
Children | 11 |
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Nathan Covington Brooks (August 12, 1809 – October 6, 1898) was an American educator, historian, and poet. Born in
Biography
Nathan Covington Brooks, the youngest son of John and Mary Brooks, was born in West Nottingham,
In 1839, Brooks was unanimously selected out of a pool of 45 candidates to be the first principal of the new male high school in Baltimore—later renamed the
Brooks was married twice and fathered 11 children. He was wed to Mary Elizabeth Gobright on May 8, 1826, and later married Christiana Octavia Crump on June 26, 1867.
The American Museum
In 1838, Brooks purchased
Brooks, who was a friend of the famed poet
Literary works
Throughout his career as an educator, Brooks contributed poetry and prose writings to various literary magazines. Among the literary magazines that Brooks submitted works to, were
In addition to his poetry and prose, Brooks authored several textbooks, which focused mainly on classical literature, and a few popular history texts. These included First Lessons in Latin, published in 1845, First Lessons in Greek, published in 1846, A Complete History Of The Mexican War, published in 1849, and The History of the Church. Brooks also translated and published several editions of the works of Ovid, Caesar, and Virgil.[11]
References
- ^ Johnston, George, ed. (1887). The Poets and Poetry of Cecil county, Maryland. Elkton, MD: George Johnston. p. 118. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ a b "Nathan Covington Brooks". E.A. Poe Society. 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ a b c d Johnston, George, ed. (1887). The Poets and Poetry of Cecil county, Maryland. Elkton, MD: George Johnston. p. 119. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "The Brookeville Academy". The Town of Brookeville, Maryland. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ a b Steiner, Bernard C. (1894). History of Education in Maryland. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 269.
- ^ "Obituary Notes". New York Times. 1898-10-07. p. 7.
- ^ a b "The American Museum". E.A. Poe Society. 2000-04-21. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ "Poe's writings in The American Museum". E.A. Poe Society. 2000-04-21. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ a b Poe, Edgar Allan (December 1841). "A Chapter on Autography". Graham's Magazine: 279. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ Morford, Mark (December 1982 – January 1983). "Early American School Editions of Ovid". The Classical Journal. 78 (2). The Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Inc: 152–3.
External links
- Works by Nathan C. Brooks on the Internet Archive
- Brooks' Poetry
- The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso, translated by Nathan Covington Brooks