Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 – June 10, 1909) was an American author, historian, and Unitarian clergyman. He was a member of the New England Transcendentalists and was associated with the magazine The Atlantic Monthly. He is best known for his short story "The Man Without a Country" (1863). Hale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Nathan Hale and his wife, Sarah Preston Everett. He was a descendant of Edward Everett, the orator and statesman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1839 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1842. He was ordained a Unitarian minister in 1846 and served as pastor of the Church of the Unity in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1846 to 1856. Hale wrote numerous short stories, novels, and essays, and was a frequent contributor to The Atlantic Monthly. He was also a historian and wrote several books on the history of New England. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Massachusetts Historical Society. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Board of Education from 1853 to 1867. Hale died in 1909 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston.
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