Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fitzgerald was named after his second cousin three times removed on his father’s side, Francis Scott Key, author of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Two years after he was born, Fitzgerald’s family moved to Buffalo, New York, where his father worked at Proctor & Gamble. He also spent a short time in Syracuse, New York. From an early age, Fitzgerald showed a high intellect and interest in literature. After returning to Minnesota, he saw his first work get published, a detective story in the school newspaper. His parents then sent him to prep school in New Jersey, which led to him attending Princeton University. There, Fitzgerald wrote for a theater group as well as the school magazine. During this time he also submitted his first book to a publisher. While the editor praised his writing, he eventually rejected the book.