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| Born | 30 March 1850 Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 28 November 1896 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Columbian College, now George Washington University |
George Yost Coffin (30 March 1850[1] – 28 November 1896) was a 19th century political cartoonist noted for his characters and his work in Washington, D.C., particularly during the Civil War.[2] Coffin's political cartoons appeared in the Washington Post.[3]
Legacy[]
His papers are held by George Washington University.[4]
Family and childhood[]
Born 30 March 1850 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, his parents were Sarah A. Harrington and George M. Coffin.[1]
Academic life[]
Coffin began his studies in the Preparatory Department at Columbian College in 1862.[1] In 1904, the college changed its name to the George Washington University.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lyle Slovick, Washington History, Fall/Winter 2006–2007, George Y. Coffin — A Schoolboy’s Life in 19th-Century Washington Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ Lyle Slovick, George Washington Magazine, Fall 2006, The Words and Artistry of George Yost Coffin. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ Quintero, Ruben (15 April 2008). A Companion to Satire: Ancient and Modern. John Wiley & Sons. p. 529. ISBN 978-1-4051-7199-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=ONdfDFt8YdgC&pg=PA529.
- ↑ "GUIDE TO THE GEORGE COFFIN PAPERS, 1858–1896". http://library.gwu.edu/ead/ms2048.xml.
- ↑ Columbian University Becomes George Washington University in 1904, Ghosts of DC, 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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