George Gordon Byron, known as Lord Byron, was born in London on January 22, 1788. He was a British poet and politician known for doing whatever he wanted even if he knew it would lead to bad results, like when he owned a tame bear while he was in college. He claimed to not have an interest in society but his exploits and writings proved otherwise, as if he wanted attention. Lord Byron started publishing his most famous, successful work, Don Juan, in 1819 and it was still not finished being published when he died in 1824. He intensely supported the Greek's freedom during their War of Indepence with the Ottoman Empire, which likely led to his untimely death. Lord Byron died when he caught a fever and infection while he was waiting for the battle in Greece on April 19, 1824. Lord byron was seen as a national hero by many, and was sent back home from Greece and buried in Nottinghamshire. Photo was found at https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Lord-Byron/

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