Jan. 22: George Gordon, Lord Byron, English poet

BORN JANUARY 22:

George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) English poet and one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, widely considered among the greatest of the English poets. He wrote lengthy narrative poems like Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, as well as short lyrics like "She Walks in Beauty."

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