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Lord Byron

Also known as George Gordon Byron, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, Noel Byron, George Gordon Byron Lord, George Gordon Byron, 6th Lord Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)

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George Gordon Byron, also known as Lord Byron, was a British poet, lyricist, politician, and autobiographer born in the City of Westminster on 22 January 1788. He was a member of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Literature, receiving the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. His literary output includes narrative poetry and Gothic literature, with notable works such as *Don Juan*, *Beppo, a Venetian story*, and *The Siege of Corinth*. He was educated at Harrow School, Trinity College, the University of Cambridge, and Aberdeen Grammar School.

Byron was associated with the Romanticism movement and participated in the Greek War of Independence, dying in Missolonghi on 19 April 1824. He was married to Anne Isabella Byron and Claire Clairmont, and his children included Ada Lovelace, Elizabeth Medora Leigh, and Allegra Byron. His siblings included Augusta Leigh, and his father was John Byron. His works are archived at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and he is described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron*.

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Born: 22 January 1788
Died: 19 April 1824
Works: 941

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The siege of Corinth
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron. George Gordon Byron (later Noel), 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Among Byron's best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and the short…

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Romania
Active from: 1788
Active to: 1824

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Listeners: 5,071
Total plays: 56,645

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Instance of: human
Given name: Gordon
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: City of Westminster
Place of death: Missolonghi
Spouse: Claire Clairmont
Father: John Byron
Sibling: Augusta Leigh
Educated at: Aberdeen Grammar School
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society
Notable work: Manfred
Noble title: Baron Byron
Field of work: performing arts
Genre: Gothic literature
Movement: Romanticism
Sport: competitive swimming
Conflict: Greek War of Independence
Image: Lord Byron coloured drawing.png

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member of: Royal Society of Literature
Commons category: Lord Byron
date of birth: 1788-01-22
date of death: 1824-04-19
topic's main category: Category:Lord Byron
Commons gallery: Lord Byron
Commons Creator page: Lord Byron
archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
name in native language: George Gordon Byron
ethnic group: English people
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place of burial: Nottinghamshire
unmarried partner: Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli
owner of: Newstead Abbey
birth name: George Gordon Byron
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
writing language: English language
cause of death: sepsis
topic has template: Template:Lord Byron
influenced by: William Wordsworth
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medical condition: epilepsy
P12674: Glomus
P12749: Claire Waldoff
manner of death: natural causes

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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), was a British poet. He was one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest British poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular.

Byron was educated at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Following graduation, he travelled extensively in Europe, living for seven years in Italy, in Venice, Ravenna, Pisa, and Genoa, and then was forced to flee to England after receiving threats of lynching. During his stay in Italy, he would frequently visit his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Later in life, Byron joined the Greek War of Independence to fight the Ottoman Empire, for which Greeks revere him as a folk hero. He died leading a campaign in 1824, at the age of 36, from a fever contracted after the first and second sieges of Missolonghi.

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