Writers in Baltimore
The atlas holds 6 people and 12 moments here, from 1829 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens and Tupac Shakur.
Notable people
Abraham Lincoln
in 1861
1 moment here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Charles Dickens
from 1842 to 1868
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Edgar Allan Poe
from 1829 to 1849
5 moments here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
Helen Keller
in 1886
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Prince
in 2015
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Tupac Shakur
in 1984
2 moments here
American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Moments
- 1829 Residence with the Clemm family Edgar Allan Poe
- 1831 Return to Baltimore Edgar Allan Poe
- 1835 Marriage license in Baltimore Edgar Allan Poe
- 1842 Visits Baltimore's institutions Charles Dickens
- 1849 Death at Washington Medical College Edgar Allan Poe
- 1849 Found in distress in Baltimore Edgar Allan Poe
- 1861 Passed secretly through Baltimore Abraham Lincoln
- 1868 Reads in Baltimore Charles Dickens
- 1886 Consultation with Dr. Chisholm Helen Keller
- 1984 Family relocation to Baltimore Tupac Shakur
- 1984 Residence on Greenmount Avenue Tupac Shakur
- 2015 Rally 4 Peace concert Prince