Surname: Powell Forename(s): Thomas b. 9 March 1809. d. 13 January 1887. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, playwright, journalist, magazine editor, and literary forger. Pseudonym: “Pierce
Pungent”, “T. P.” Born in London. Employed by the publishers John Chapman & Co. Emigrated
to America in 1849 to avoid prosecution for fraudulent cheques, and also had a reputation
for producing fraudulent literary signatures. Author of Poems (1842), which includes modernizations of Chaucer. Biographical information: Curran Index; Wellesley; Wikipedia (19 September 2019). (AC)