John William Polidori
(1795-1821)
British writer
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John William Polidori (7 September 1795 – 24 August 1821) was an English writer and physician. He is known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction. His most successful work was the short story "The Vampyre" (1819), the first published modern vampire story. Although the story was at first erroneously accredited to Lord Byron, both Byron and Polidori affirmed that the story is Polidori's.
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John William Polidori 7 September 1795 London, England
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24 August 1821 (aged 25) London, England
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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Claire Clairmont · Friend · 1798-1879 · Mary Shelley's stepsister, mother of Byron's daughter 1798-1879
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