George Gordon Byron, known as Lord Byron, (1788-1824) was born in London, England, and died in Aetolia Acarnania, Greece. Regarded as one of the greatest English poets, he was also a politician and one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement. Among his best known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan (1819-1824) and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812-1818).

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