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Oct 01, 1802 London Died on 11 Apr 1828 (aged 25)
American poet, lawyer, sailor, professor, and editor
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About Edward Coote Pinkney
- Edward Coote Pinkney (October 1, 1802 – April 11, 1828) was an American poet, lawyer, sailor, professor, and editor.
- Born in London in 1802, Pinkney made his way to Maryland.
- After attending college, he joined the United States Navy and traveled throughout the Mediterranean and elsewhere.
- He then attempted a law career but was unsuccessful and attempted to join the Mexican army, though he never did.
- He died at the age of 25 in 1828. Pinkney published several lyric poems inspired primarily by the work of British poets.
- Critic and poet Edgar Allan Poe supported Pinkney's work after his death, quoting from his poetry in a lecture series.
- Poe also suggested Pinkney would have been more successful if he was a New Englander rather than a Southern writer.
