Lord Byron
1788 – 1824 English poet
The scandalous Romantic poet who became a European celebrity.
- Religion
- Raised in Calvinist Scotland, he became a skeptic and provocateur who mocked piety while wrestling with guilt and doubt.
- Affiliations
- Member of the House of Lords; died aiding the Greek war of independence. No secret society.
Byron created the brooding, rebellious Byronic hero and won fame across Europe with poems like Childe Harold and Don Juan. His glamorous, scandalous life made him the first modern celebrity author. He died at Missolonghi supporting Greece's fight for freedom.