Francis Scott Key

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Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer and amateur poet best known for writing the lyrics that became the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."

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instanceOf human
lawyer
poet
buriedAt Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland
causeOfDeath pleurisy
centuryOfActivity 19th century
child Philip Barton Key II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1779-08-01
dateOfDeath 1843-01-11
educatedAt St. John’s College, Annapolis
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Key
fullName Francis Scott Key self-link
givenName Francis
hasMemorial Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
hasMonument Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore
inspiredByEvent Battle of Baltimore
Battle of Baltimore
surface form: bombardment of Fort McHenry
knownFor writing the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
language English
memberOf Maryland bar
middleName Scott
notableWork "The Star-Spangled Banner" lyrics
numberOfChildren 11
occupation amateur poet
lawyer
poet
originalTitleOfWork The Star-Spangled Banner
surface form: "Defence of Fort M’Henry"
participatedIn War of 1812 (as observer and negotiator)
placeOfBirth Frederick County, Maryland
Terra Rubra, Maryland
placeOfDeath Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
positionHeld United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
practicedLawIn Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
surface form: Georgetown, District of Columbia
profession district attorney for the District of Columbia
relative F. Scott Fitzgerald
surface form: Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
religion Episcopalianism
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Tayloe Lloyd
stateOfOrigin Maryland
termInOfficeEnd 1841
termInOfficeStart 1833
workBecame national anthem of the United States
wroteLyricsFor The Star-Spangled Banner
surface form: "The Star-Spangled Banner"
wroteWorkAtLocation aboard a ship in Baltimore Harbor
yearWorkWritten 1814

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