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Lord Byron

Politician · born January 22, 1788 · died 1824

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George Noel Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, 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.

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  1. ~24Notable work: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage1812

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