<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Edgar Poe (1809 - 01 - 19) January 19, 1809 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> October 7, 1849 (1849 - 10 - 07) (aged 40) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> University of Virginia United States Military Academy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse </Th> <Td> Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (m . 1836; d . 1847) </Td> </Tr>

Who has been called the father of the american short story