Alger, Horatio

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Portrait of Horatio Alger
Horatio Alger
Name
Alger, HoratioGender: M
born on 13 January 1832 at 09:00 (= 09:00 AM )
Place Revere MA, USA, 42n24, 71w00
Timezone LMT m71w00 (is local mean time)
Data source
Conflicting/unverifiedRodden Rating DD
Astrology data 22°27' 25°17 Asc. 20°59'



Biography

American author of more than 100 books for boys. His prominent themes were "rags to riches and respectability." A one-time minister of the Unitarian Church from 1864-1866, he resigned to write full time. Died after a long illness on 7/18/1899, South Natick, MA.

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Events

  • Death by Disease 18 July 1899 (Long illness, age 67)
  • Work : New Job 1864 (Minister of the Unitarian Church)

Source Notes

Penfield Collection quotes "family records." Old-file has 6:50 AM. Reference sources give both 1834 and 1832

Categories

  • Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (Minister of Unitarian Church for two years)
  • Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Over 100 books for boys)
  • Notable : Book Collection : American Book
  • Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Other Major diseases (Long illness prior to death)

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