George Gordon Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788-1824)

• Born: 1788-01-22 (London) (country: Great Britain)
• Died: 1824-04-19 (Missolonghi) (country: First Hellenic Republic)
• Country of citizenship: Great Britain (end cause: Acts of Union 1800; until: 1801-01-01); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (since: 1801-01-01)
• Occupation: aristocrat; autobiographer; diarist; librettist; lyricist; military personnel; playwright; poet; politician; translator; writer
• Member of: Royal Society (since: 1816-01-11); Royal Society of Literature
• Position held: Member of the House of Lords
• Educated at: Aberdeen Grammar School; Harrow School (since: 1801-04-01); Trinity College; University of Cambridge
• Spouse: Anne Isabella Byron (period: 1815-01-02 through 1816-01-01); Claire Clairmont
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/95230688
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000121031939
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81026857
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81026857