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George Gordon Byron was an English poet, born in London in 1788 and died in Missolungi in 1824. Belonging to a noble family of Norman origin, he became the owner of the family assets at the age of ten. Read the full biography

George Gordon Byron was an English poet, born in London in 1788 and died in Missolungi in 1824. Belonging to a noble family of Norman origin, he became the owner of the family assets at the age of ten. In 1807, while still a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, he published a book of poems entitled "Idle Hours". He left for a long educational trip during which he wrote the first two cantos of his masterpiece, "The pilgrimage of young Harold".
In his works the poet combines the drama of plots with exoticism, creating that Byronic mythology that characterizes him so much.
In 1816, he left England forever and went to Switzerland, where he wrote other works such as "The Prisoner of Chillon", "The Dream", "Manfred" and the third canto of "The Pilgrimage of Young Harold". Subsequently, he moved to Venice and lived a disorderly life, but continued to write, including the fourth canto of "The pilgrimage of young Aroldo".
In January 1824 he died of fever in Messolonghi.