Lord Byron, formerly known as George Gordon Noel Byron before inheriting his title, was the most fashionable poet of the early 1800s, decorated for his emphasis on romanticism (“Lord Byron (George Gordon)”). His “fame as a poet and his notoriety as a man were one; the scandals of his life – prostitution, marriage, adultery, incest, sodomy – became the text or subtext of his poems” (Eisler 4). Byron was born on January 22, 1788 in London ("George Gordon Byron"), to parents Captain John Byron and Catherine Gordon ("Lord George Gordon Byron"). The poet died on April 19, 1824, at age thirty-six, of a high fever in Missolonghi, Greece. This was during the conflict between the Greeks and the Ottomans, during which he sailed to Greece to provide aid ("Lord Byron (George Gordon)"). Overall, Byron lived a flamboyant, but short life, considering the obstacles he faced in his early life, the development of his outdated career, his personal affairs, until his end of life and sudden death. After all his activities, Byron even managed a flourishing career after his death. Byron faced insecurity, personal obstacles and, moreover, was given high authority from an early age, from childhood to adolescence. Even before he was born, he lost his father. Captain John Byron, often called John "Mad Jack" Byron, was a depressed debauchee as a child, whose poverty made him bitter and greedy (Jeaffreson 31). Captain Byron was eager to abandon his family after achieving his goal of consuming his wife's entire inheritance. Before the birth of his son, he fled to France. However, he died in 1791, when Byron was three years old, and Byron was forced to grow up in a single-parent household, without a father figure ("Lord Byron" 269). In 1...... middle of paper ......(“Lord Byron (George Gordon)”).Works CitedEisler, Benita. Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Glory. New York: Vintage Books, 1999. 4-6.Print.Jeaffreson, John C. The Real Lord Byron, New Views of the Poet's Life. Flight. 1. London: Hurstand Blacklett, 1883. Printed “George Gordon Byron”. Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, 2014. Web. January 21, 2014."Lord Byron." Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature. 2009. 269-71. Print. “Lord Byron (George Gordon). » Poetry Foundation. Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, 2014. Internet. January 28, 2014. “Lord George Gordon Byron.” The Literary Network. Literature Network, 2013. Web. January 22. 2014. Shilstone, Frederick W. “Lord Byron.” World Book Millennium 2000. 2nd ed. 2000. 748. Print.