Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe

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Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe was the young wife and first cousin of American writer Edgar Allan Poe, whose early death from tuberculosis deeply influenced his life and work.

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Observed surface forms (2)

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Virginia Clemm Poe 2
Virginia Poe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
family member of a notable person
person
ageAtMarriage 13
alsoKnownAs Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
surface form: Virginia Poe
associatedWith American Romanticism (through Edgar Allan Poe)
Poe Cottage, Fordham, New York, United States
birthDate 1822-08-15
birthPlace Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
burialPlace The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Bronx, New York, United States

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground
surface form: Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
cousinOf Edgar Allan Poe
deathDate 1847-01-30
deathPlace Fordham, New York, United States
ethnicity European American
familyName Clemm
father William Clemm Jr.
fullName Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe self-link
gender female
givenName Virginia
hasNoChildren true
healthCondition tuberculosis
influenced life of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe bibliography
surface form: works of Edgar Allan Poe
languageSpoken English
maritalStatus married
marriageDate 1836-05-16
mother Maria Clemm
notableFor being the first cousin of Edgar Allan Poe
being the wife of Edgar Allan Poe
relative Edgar Allan Poe
residence Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Fordham, New York, United States
New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
spouse Edgar Allan Poe
stepfather William Clemm Jr.
stepSibling Henry Clemm
Virginia Maria Clemm
uncle Edgar Allan Poe

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Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe alsoKnownAs Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
this entity surface form: Virginia Poe
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe fullName Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe self-link
Westminster Hall and Burying Ground hasNotableBurial Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
this entity surface form: Virginia Clemm Poe
Edgar Allan Poe spouse Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
Edgar spouse Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
subject surface form: Edgar Allan Poe
this entity surface form: Virginia Clemm Poe