Paul Allen (editor)
Paul Allen | |
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| Born | February 15, 1775 Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Died | August 18, 1826 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| 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]
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, 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[4] of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, published in 1814 in that city, but without mention of the actual author, banker Nicholas Biddle.[2]
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 , where he earned the playful "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 in 1819, but relied on fellow Delphians John Neal and Dr. Tobias Watkins to write all but the preface to satisfy the subscribers to its serial publication.[3][6]
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 printingCS1 maint: postscript (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cutright, Paul Russell (July 1982). Contributions of Philadelphia to Lewis and Clark History. Portland, Oregon: Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc. pp. 33–35. ISBN 0-9678887-0-0.
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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sears, Donald A. (1978). John Neal. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers. p. 40. ISBN 080-5-7723-08.
- Allen, Paul, The Life of Charles Brockden Brown, 1814 (facsimile ed., 1975, Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, ISBN 978-0-8201-1160-5).
External links[]
- Works by Paul Allen at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Paul Allen at Internet Archive
- Journals of Lewis and Clark at Project Gutenberg
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