George Gordon Byron (22.01.1788 - 19.04.1824) - English writer and poet. The well-known writer was born on January 22nd in 1788 in London. From the very childhood Byron suffered from physical disability, which influenced greatly his life. Byron visited Spain, Greece, Albania and some other countries. His exciting journey lasted for two years and that was the time when he started working on his successful poem “Child Harold’s Pilgrimage”. He returned from the trip in 1811 and year later his poem was published. In 1815 Byron married to Anabella Milbenk, who gave birth to his daughter a year later. However this marriage didn’t last; the couple soon divorced. In 1823 he fell seriously ill and a year later the great poet died.
