John Polidori

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John Polidori was an English writer and physician best known for his influential 1819 short story "The Vampyre," a foundational work in vampire fiction.

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John William Polidori 2
John Polidori canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
human
physician
short story writer
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1795-09-07
dateOfDeath 1821-08-24
describedAs pioneer of vampire fiction in English literature
educatedAt Ampleforth College NERFINISHED
University of Edinburgh
employer Lord Byron NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Polidori NERFINISHED
father Gaetano Polidori NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork literature
medicine
genre Gothic fiction
vampire fiction
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasOccupation personal physician to Lord Byron
influenced Bram Stoker NERFINISHED
vampire literature
influencedBy Lord Byron NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Romanticism NERFINISHED
notableEvent 1816 stay at the Villa Diodati with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley
notableWork Ernestus Berchtold; or, The Modern Oedipus NERFINISHED
The Vampyre NERFINISHED
occupation author
physician
writer
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
publicationDateOfNotableWork The Vampyre, 1819
relative Christina Rossetti NERFINISHED
Dante Gabriel Rossetti NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Claire Clairmont associatedWith John William Polidori
linked to: John Polidori
Frances Polidori relative John William Polidori
linked to: John Polidori