George Gordon Byron George Gordon Byron was born in London on January 22, 1788. His parents were Captain John "Mad Jack" Byron and Catherine Gordon. He was first educated at the Harrow School and then on to the University of Cambridge. In 1798, after the death of his great uncle William, the 5th Baron Byron, he took the title and the states that his uncle passed on to him. In 1808, Byron received a masters degree at Cambridge. In 1812, …showed first 75 words of 1721 total…

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