George Yellott

Born on July 19, 1819, George Yellott was an American writer from Maryland who also built a substantial career in law and politics. He studied at Harvard Law School, practiced law in Baltimore, and later served in public office, including on Maryland's highest court.

Alongside that legal career, he published poetry, drama, and fiction. Works linked to him include The Maid of Peru, with Other Poems, The Funny Philosophers; or, Wags and Sweethearts, and satirical pieces such as The Thompsonian Quack and The Paradise of Fools.

Yellott died on November 13, 1902. He is an interesting example of a 19th-century American author whose literary work grew out of a life spent not only in letters, but also in the courtroom and public service.