Who was George Gordon Byron?
Q: Who was George Gordon Byron?
A: George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron was an English peer, nobleman, politician, and poet. He was a leading figure in Romanticism and regarded as one of the greatest European poets.
Q: What did he change his name to?
A: He changed his name later in life to adopt the surname Noel so that he could inherit half his mother-in-law's estate.
Q: What are some of Lord Byron's best known works?
A: His best-known works include the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan.
Q: How did Lord Byron live his life?
A: Lord Byron lived extravagantly as a dandy with many love affairs and debts.
Q: How did Lord Byron die?
A: Lord Byron died from a fever in Messolonghi in Greece after fighting against the Turks during the Greek War of Independence.
Q: Where is Lord Byron buried?
A: He is buried in the family vault at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England.
Q: When was a memorial raised for him at Westminster Abbey?
A: A memorial for him wasn't raised at Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey until 1969.
