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Edward Bellamy
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Edward Bellamy was an American writer, novelist, journalist, and science fiction writer. Born in Chicopee in 1850, he was educated at Union College and conducted his work in Massachusetts. He wrote in the English language and is associated with the romance genre. His notable works include *Looking Backward*, *Miss Ludlington's sister*, and *Looking backward, 2000-1898*.
Bellamy died in Chicopee in 1898 from tuberculosis, which was also a medical condition he suffered from. His manner of death was natural causes. He began his work period in 1878. He is described by sources including *Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*, and the *Literary Encyclopedia 1929—1939*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1850
- Died
- 1898
- Works
- 173
Top works
- Looking backward
- Miss Ludlington's sister
- Looking backward, 2000-1898
- エドワード・ベラミー
- Looking backward, 2000-1887
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1850-03-26 ) March 26, 1850, Chicopee, Massachusetts , US
- Died
- May 22, 1898 (1898-05-22) (aged 48), Chicopee, Massachusetts , US
- Occupation
- Author
- Notable works
- Dr. Heidenhoff's Process (1880), Looking Backward, 2000–1887 (1888), To Whom This May Come (1889), Equality (1897)
- Relatives
- Francis Bellamy (cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicopee
- Place of death
- Chicopee
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Educated at
- Union College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Looking Backward
- Genre
- romance
- Image
- Edward Bellamy - photograph c.1889.jpg
- Work location
- Massachusetts
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- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1850-01-01
- date of death
- 1898-01-01
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- Commons category
- Edward Bellamy
- manner of death
- natural causes
- topic's main category
- Category:Edward Bellamy
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1878-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Edward Bellamy
- name in native language
- Edward Bellamy
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Edward Bellamy, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Bellamy (/ˈbɛləmi/; March 26, 1850 – May 22, 1898) was an American author, journalist, and political activist most famous for his utopian novel Looking Backward. Bellamy's vision of a harmonious future world inspired the formation of numerous "Nationalist Clubs" dedicated to the propagation of state ownership of the main pillars of the economy, achieved through nationalization.
After working as a journalist and writing several novels, Bellamy published Looking Backward in 1888. It was the third best-selling novel of the 19th century in the United States, and it especially appealed to a generation of intellectuals alienated by the perceived dark side of the Gilded Age. In the early 1890s, Bellamy established a newspaper known as The New Nation and began to promote united action between the various Nationalist Clubs and the emerging Populist Party. He published Equality, a sequel to Looking Backward, in 1897, and died the following year.
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