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Unidentified. Marchand speculates that he might be the Scotch surgeon Byron mentions elsewhere in the letter to Hobhouse of 1810-11-26. BLJ II-29n

Byron to James Cawthorn, from The Volage Frigate off Ushant July 7th. 1811*

Fletcher to Hobhouse 1811-04-09. Hobhouse is stationed at Dover with the Royal Miners.

Nothing further is known about Dr Almirante. [PSC]

"... a passenger on the Pylades sloop-of-war when they left Athens for Smyrna in March 1810." BLJ II-7n

Headmaster of Harrow, succeeding Dr Joseph Drury in 1805, and dean of Peterborough. See the portrait of Pomposus in 1807-03-06 and BLJ I-111n. Also mentioned by Byron in 1808-11-27 to FrHodgson

Physician to Byron

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; mentioned by Byron to FrHodgson 1810-10-03

Byron names the swimming pool at Harrow Duck Puddle in 1811-07-07 to Henry Drury.

Dudu Roque, daughter of Phokion Roque,a French merchant living in Athens. Byron later used her name for the innocent buxom odalisque, whose bed Don Juan shared in the
harem. BLJ 2-13n