Polidori, John William, 1795-1821

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Name (Latin)
Polidori, John William, 1795-1821
Date of birth
1795-09-07
Date of death
1821-08-24
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Horror fiction
Vampire fiction
Occupation
Authors
Physicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 32079702
Wikidata: Q364264
Library of congress: n 50020458
OCoLC: oca00055887
Sources of Information
  • Wikipedia, February 20, 2018(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; born: London, England; died: London, England; genre: Vampire, Horror)
  • His On the punishment of death, 1816.
  • The Continuum encyclopedia of British literature(Polidori, John William; b. Sept. 7, 1795, London, d. Aug. 24, 1821, London)