![]() ![]() Declaration of Independence, including his third cousin, four times removed, 2nd President of the United States John Adams. As close cousins he had seven signatories of the U.S. Some of his ancestors settled in Virginia during the colonial period, and Burroughs often emphasized his connection with that side of his family, seeing it as romantic and warlike. Many of his ancestors fought in the American Revolution. He once remarked, "I can trace my ancestry back to Deacon Edmund Rice." The Burroughs side of the family was also of English origin and also emigrated to Massachusetts around the same time. Through his Rice grandmother, Burroughs was descended from settler Edmund Rice, one of the English Puritans who moved to Massachusetts Bay Colony in the early 17th century. He was of almost entirely English ancestry, with a family line that had been in North America since the Colonial era. His middle name is from his paternal grandmother, Mary Coleman Rice Burroughs (1802–1889). Burroughs was an explicit supporter of eugenics and scientific racism in both his fiction and nonfiction Tarzan was meant to reflect these concepts.īiography Early life and family īurroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago (he later lived for many years in the suburb of Oak Park), the fourth son of Major George Tyler Burroughs (1833–1913), a businessman and Civil War veteran, and his wife, Mary Evaline (Zieger) Burroughs (1840–1920). Burroughs' California ranch is now the center of the Tarzana neighborhood in Los Angeles, which was named after his most famous character. Tarzan remains one of the most successful fictional characters to this day and is a cultural icon. Tarzan was immediately popular, and Burroughs capitalized on it in every way possible, including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip, movies, and merchandise. Most well-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he is also known for writing the Pellucidar series, the Amtor series, and the Caspak trilogy. Joan Burroughs Pierce, Hulbert Burroughs, John Coleman BurroughsĮdgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Emma Centennia Hulbert (1900–1934) (divorced) ![]()
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