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John Schuyler Moore Basic Information
Essentials
Name: Mr. John Schuyler Moore
Birth Date: Approx. 1856
Birth Place: New York, NY
Personality: Fair, decent, kind, gregarious, charming, slow on the uptake, street smart, deep, stubborn, self-indulgent
Appearance: Handsome with short hair and grey eyes.
Parents & Siblings
Grandmother: Had doted on John’s younger brother and understands John better than the rest of his family. She dies shortly after The Alienist concludes.
Father: Investor, part of ‘Knickerbocker’ society.
Mother: Unknown.
Siblings: Younger brother who fell off a Boston boat and drowned. He was an alcoholic and drug addict (morphine).
Working Life
Education: Harvard from 1874 to 1877.
Occupation and Place of Work: Crime Journalist for the New York Times.
Private Life
Status: Bachelor.
Home: During The Alienist, John lives with his Grandmother at 19 Washington Square North. After her death, he moves into apartments at 34 Gramercy Park.
Transportation: No private transportation. He walks or uses cabs (hansoms) instead.
Past/Present Servants: Harriet (at his Grandmother’s house).
Friends/Associates: Laszlo Kreizler, Sara Howard, Marcus and Lucius Isaacson, Theodore Roosevelt, Rupert Picton.
Past/Present Love Interests: Julia Pratt (in his 30s), Sara Howard (in a moment of drunkenness), Lily (in another moment of drunkenness).