Lemuel Hopkins (June 19, 1750 – April 14, 1801) was an American poet and physician who was a member of the Hartford Wits, a group of literary satirists active in the late eighteenth century. A politically conservative Federalist, he coauthored The Anarchiad (1786–1787), a lengthy satiric poem critical of popular democracy and of the Articles of Confederation. His fellow authors on the poem were three other leading Wits: David Humphreys, Joel Barlow, and John Trumbull. Hopkins practiced medicine in Litchfield and Hartford and received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Yale University in 1784.[1][2]
Lemuel Hopkins | |
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Born | (1750-06-19)June 19, 1750 Waterbury, Connecticut, British America |
Died | April 14, 1801(1801-04-14) (aged 50) Hartford, Connecticut, US |
Resting place | Ancient Burying Ground |
Occupation | Poet, physician |
Language | English |
Genre | Satire |
Literary movement | Hartford Wits |
Hopkins died of pneumonia[2] and was interred at Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground.[3]
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