Nathan C. Brooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nathan C. Brooks

American academic

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1809

Place of Birth: Cecil County, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1898

Profession: writer, teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Nathan Covington Brooks (August 12, 1809 – October 6, 1898) was an American educator, historian, and poet.
Born in West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, Brooks grew up to become the first principal of Baltimore City College, the third oldest public high school in the United States, and the only president of the Baltimore Female College, the first institution of higher education for women in Maryland.
He also was the owner of The American Museum, a literary magazine, in which he published several works of the famed poet Edgar Allan Poe, and the author of several textbooks on classical literature.
Brooks died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.