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John William Polidori

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born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
September 07, 1795

died
August 24, 1821

gender
male

genre
Literature & Fiction, Horror


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John William Polidori was an Italian English physician and writer, known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction.

Polidori was the oldest son of Gaetano Polidori, an Italian political émigré scholar, and Anna Maria Pierce, a governess. He had three brothers and four sisters.

He was one of the earliest pupils at recently established Ampleforth College from 1804, and in 1810 went up to the University of Edinburgh, where he wrote a thesis on sleepwalking and received his degree as a doctor of medicine on 1 August 1815 at the age of 19.

In 1816 Dr. Polidori entered Lord Byron's service as his personal physician, and accompanied Byron on a trip through Europe. At th...more


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John William Polidori's Books

Average rating: 3.51 · 2,669 ratings · 207 reviews · 44 distinct works · Similar authors
The Vampyre: A Tale
3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 1,170 ratings — published 1819 — 63 editions
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The Vampyre and Other Tales...
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 727 ratings — published 1819 — 4 editions
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Il vampiro / Un mistero del...
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The Vampyre and Ernestus Be...
2.86 of 5 stars 2.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
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The Vampyre: And Other Writ...
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005
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La prima notte dei vampiri
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010
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The Vampyre, The Werewolf a...
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El Vampiro y Otros Cuentos
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Cuentos de Vampiros
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The Vampyre and Other Macab...
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