Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer and poet.

The Doctor met Poe at a séance during which an evil entity was accidentally summoned. (ST: The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull)

Although suffering from amnesia, the Eighth Doctor still managed to recall his meeting with Poe. (EDA: The Deadstone Memorial)