Biography of John William Polidori 1795-1821
On 29 Jan 1793 [his father] Gaetano Fedele Polidori (age 30) and [his mother] Anna Maria Pierce of Middlesex (age 19) were married.
On 07 Sep 1795 John William Polidori was born to Gaetano Fedele Polidori (age 32) and Anna Maria Pierce of Middlesex (age 21).
From 1804 to 1810 John William Polidori (age 14) was a student at Ampleforth College.
On 01 Aug 1815 John William Polidori (age 19) received his degree as a doctor of medicine from Edinburgh University.
In 1816 John William Polidori (age 20) became physician to George "Lord Byron" 6th Baron Byron (age 27) and accompanied him on his trip through Europe.
Around 18 Aug 1816 George "Lord Byron" 6th Baron Byron (age 28), Percy Bysshe Shelley, his future wife Mary Godwin aka Shelley (age 18), John William Polidori (age 20) were staying at the Villa Diodati on the shores of Lake Geneva.
On 24 Aug 1821 John William Polidori (age 25) died at his father's house 38 Great Pulteney Street. There were suspicions he had committed suicide by consuming prussic acid although the coroner gave death by natural causes.
