Paul Allen (editor)
Paul Allen | |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | February 15, 1775
Died | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | August 18, 1826
Occupation | Writer, poet, historian, editor |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Paul Allen (February 15, 1775 – August 18, 1826) was an American poet, historian, and editor.[1]
Biography
Born in Providence, Rhode Island on February 15, 1775, Allen studied at Brown University, graduating in 1793.[2] He later relocated to Philadelphia, where he served as editor of The Port Folio, the Gazette of the United States, and the Federal Republican.[3]
While in Philadelphia, he edited a two-volume history
Allen reached the height of his reputation after he moved to Baltimore, where he served as editor of the short-lived Journal of the Times and the more-successful Baltimore Morning Chronicle.[3] He also joined the Delphian Club, where he earned the "clubicular" name of Solomon Fitz Quizz and the title of Professor of Loblology, which was defined as "the science of endeavoring to do that which is impossible."[5]
He proposed publishing A History of the American Revolution, but relied on fellow Delphians
Thomas Jefferson considered Allen the country's best author of prose.[7]
Death
Allen died in 1826, at which time he was still editor of the Baltimore Morning Chronicle.[3]
References
- ^ Mott, Frank Luther (1966). A History of American Magazines: 1741-1850. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 294, 4th printing
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An anomaly of some proportion is the fact that the 1814 account, now commonly referred to as the Biddle edition, carried no mention of Biddle anywhere. ... The only logical explanation of this incredible omission is that Biddle wanted it that way, insisted on complete anonymity.
- ^ a b c d Kettell, Samuel (2010) [1829]. Specimens of American Poetry, with Critical and Biographical Notices, in Three Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: S.G. Goodrich & Co. Retrieved August 24, 2020. Online edition by Bartleby.com, February 2010.
- ^ History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark at Project Gutenberg
- ^ Uhler, John Earle (December 1925). "The Delphian Club: A Contribution to the Literary History of Baltimore in the Early Nineteenth Century". Maryland Historical Magazine. 20 (4): 330, 335.
- ISBN 080-5-7723-08.
- ^ Yorke, Dane (March 1930). "Yankee Neal". The American Mercury. Vol. 19, no. 75. New York City, New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 363.
- Allen, Paul, The Life of Charles Brockden Brown, 1814 (facsimile ed., 1975, Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, ISBN 978-0-8201-1160-5).