John Lee, formerly Fiott

John Lee, formerly Fiott

The correspondence Byron wrote and some of which he received during the tour.

Mentioned by Byron in 1811-01-10: "John Fiott (I783-1866), a graduate of St. John’s College, Cambridge, toured the Near East in 1807-10 as a 'travelling Bachelor' of his college, collecting antiquities, including manuscripts, coins, and medals. He later gained eminence as a collector and man of science and was a member of the Society of Antiquaries and president of the Royal Astronomical Society."
Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Byron’s Letters and Journals. Ed. Leslie A. Marchand. 13 vols. London: John Murray 1973–94.
BLJ II-33n

Paul M Curtis

Byron to Francis Hodgson, from Athens, January 20th, 1811*
Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Byron’s Letters and Journals. Ed. Leslie A. Marchand. 13 vols. London: John Murray 1973–94.
(Source: text from BLJ II 36-8)

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13 April 2014

Paul M Curtis

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David Radcliffe's "Lord Byron and his Times:"
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Peter S Cochran's website: https://petercochran.wordpress.com/byron-2/byron/

English

Person

English Romanticism, George Gordon, sixth Baron Byron, 1788-1824; 1809-1811

1783-04-28

1866-02-25 at Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire

antiquary and astronomer

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