Lord Byron is a human[1]. Born in City of Westminster[2], he… he was born on January 22, 1788[3]. He died in Missolonghi[4]. He died on April 19, 1824[5]. He worked as a poet[6], lyricist[7], politician[8], autobiographer[9], and translator[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]
Lord Byron was born in City of Westminster[2]. He was born on January 22, 1788[3]. His father was John Byron[13]. His mother was Catherine Gordon Byron[14].
Education
Educated at Harrow School[26], a public school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1572[30]; Trinity College[27], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1546[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]; University of Cambridge[35], a collegiate university[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1209[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]; and Aberdeen Grammar School[40], a secondary school[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1257[43].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include poet[6], lyricist[7], politician[8], autobiographer[9], translator[10], and diarist[23]. Lord Byron's field of work was performing arts[24]. He held the position of member of the House of Lords[25].
Recognition
Lord Byron received the Fellow of the Royal Society[44].
Personal Life
Spouses include Anne Isabella Byron[15], a poet[45], 1792–1860[46], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[47], specialised in poetry[48] and Claire Clairmont[16], a poet[49], 1798–1879[50], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[51], specialised in poetry[52]. Children include Ada Lovelace[17], a mathematician[53], 1815–1852[54], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[55], specialised in mathematics[56]; Elizabeth Medora Leigh[18], a poet[57], 1814–1849[58], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[59], specialised in poetry[60]; Allegra Byron[19], a daughter[61], 1817–1822[62], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[63]; and William Marshall[20], a dairy farmer[64], 1806–1852[65].
Death and Burial
Lord Byron died on April 19, 1824[5]. He passed away in Missolonghi[4]. The cause of death was sepsis[66]. Burial took place at Nottinghamshire[12].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Lord Byron include Byron[67], Byronism[68], Vyronas[69], Lord Byron School[70], 3306 Byron[71], and Byronic hero[72].
Why It Matters
Lord Byron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
He has been cited as an influence by Zygmunt Krasiński[74], a poet[75], 1812–1859[76], of France[77], specialised in literature[78]; Álvares de Azevedo[79], a writer[80], 1831–1852[81], of Empire of Brazil[82]; Almeida Garrett[83], a writer[84], 1799–1854[85], of Kingdom of Portugal[86], awarded the Commander of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa[87]; Akaki Tsereteli[88], a poet[89], 1840–1915[90], of Russian Empire[91]; Percy Bysshe Shelley[92], a linguist[93], 1792–1822[94], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[95]; and Heinrich Heine[96], a poet[97], 1797–1856[98], of Kingdom of Prussia[99], specialised in creative and professional writing[100].
Works attributed to him include The Giaour[101], Don Juan[102], Childe Harold's Pilgrimage[103], Sardanapalus[104], She Walks in Beauty[105], and Lara, A Tale[106]. Entities named for him include Byron[67], Byronism[68], Vyronas[69], Lord Byron School[70], 3306 Byron[71], and Byronic hero[72].
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