John Polidori | |
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| Born | 7 September 1795 Westminster, Great Britain |
| Died | 24 August 1821 (aged 25) St Pancras, London |
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| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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| Parents | Gaetano Polidori Anna Maria Pierce |
| Relatives | Frances Polidori (sister) |
John William Polidori (7 September 1795 – 24 August 1821) was a British 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 credited to Lord Byron, both Byron and Polidori affirmed that the author was Polidori.[1]
- ^ Macdonald, DL (1991), Poor Polidori, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-2774-1