Percy Bysshe Shelley

Summary

Percy Bysshe Shelley is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Horsham^[2]. He was born on August 4, 1792^[3]. He passed away in Gulf of La Spezia^[4]. He died on July 8, 1822^[5]. He worked as a linguist^[6], poet^[7], translator^[8], playwright^[9], and novelist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,334 views/month, #3,796 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Percy Bysshe Shelley's place of birth was Horsham^[2].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley passed away in Gulf of La Spezia^[4].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley passed away in Viareggio^[12].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on August 4, 1792^[3].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley died on July 8, 1822^[5].
• Burial took place at Protestant Cemetery, Rome^[13].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley's father was Timothy Shelley^[14].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley's mother was Elizabeth Pilfold^[15].
• Among Percy Bysshe Shelley's spouses was Mary Shelley^[16].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley was married to Harriet Westbrook^[17].
• A child of Percy Bysshe Shelley was Ianthe Eliza Shelley^[18].
• A child of Percy Bysshe Shelley was Charles Bysshe Shelley^[19].
• A child of Percy Bysshe Shelley was William Shelley^[20].
• A child of Percy Bysshe Shelley was Percy Florence Shelley^[21].
• A child of Percy Bysshe Shelley was Clara Everina Shelley^[22].
• A child of Percy Bysshe Shelley was Clara Shelley^[23].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[24].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[25].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley held citizenship in Kingdom of Italy^[26].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley held citizenship in Switzerland^[27].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley worked as a linguist^[6].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley worked as a poet^[7].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley's professions included translator^[8].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley's professions included playwright^[9].
• Percy Bysshe Shelley's professions included novelist^[10].

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Origins and Family

Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in Horsham^[2]. He was born on August 4, 1792^[3]. His father was Timothy Shelley^[14]. His mother was Elizabeth Pilfold^[15].

Education

Educated at University College, Oxford^[28], a college of the University of Oxford^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1249^[31], headquartered in Oxford^[32] and Eton College^[33], a public school^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1440^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[6], poet^[7], translator^[8], playwright^[9], novelist^[10], and writer^[37].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ozymandias^[38], Love's Philosophy^[39], The Cloud^[40], and Prometheus Unbound^[41]. Things named for Percy Bysshe Shelley include Pete Shelley^[42], Keats-Shelley Memorial House^[43], Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry^[44], and Shelley^[45].

Personal Life

Spouses include Mary Shelley^[16], a travel writer^[46], 1797–1851^[47], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[48], awarded the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame^[49], specialised in fiction^[50] and Harriet Westbrook^[17], 1795–1816^[51], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[52]. Children include Ianthe Eliza Shelley^[18]; Charles Bysshe Shelley^[19], 1814–1826^[53]; William Shelley^[20], 1816–1819^[54]; Percy Florence Shelley^[21], a composer^[55], 1819–1889^[56], of Kingdom of Italy^[57]; Clara Everina Shelley^[22]; and Clara Shelley^[23]. Percy Bysshe Shelley's religion is recorded as atheism^[58].

Death and Burial

Percy Bysshe Shelley died on July 8, 1822^[5]. Recorded place of death include Gulf of La Spezia^[4], a gulf^[59], in Italy^[60] and Viareggio^[12], a comune of Italy^[61], in Italy^[62]. The cause of death was drowning^[63]. Burial took place at Protestant Cemetery, Rome^[13].

Why It Matters

Percy Bysshe Shelley ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,334 views/month, #3,796 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

He has been cited as an influence by Bertrand Russell^[66], a mathematician^[67], 1872–1970^[68], of United Kingdom^[69], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[70], specialised in set theory^[71]; Alexander Pushkin^[72], a poet^[73], 1799–1837^[74], of Russian Empire^[75], specialised in study of history^[76]; and William Butler Yeats^[77], a poet^[78], 1865–1939^[79], of Irish Free State^[80], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[81], specialised in fiction^[82].

Works attributed to him include Ozymandias^[83], a literary work^[84], founded in 1817^[85]; Prometheus Unbound^[86], a literary work^[87]; The Revolt of Islam^[88], a literary work^[89]; Alastor, or The Spirit of Solitude^[90], a literary work^[91]; Adonais^[92], a literary work^[93]; and The Masque of Anarchy^[94]. Entities named for him include Pete Shelley^[42], Keats-Shelley Memorial House^[43], Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry^[44], and Shelley^[45].

FAQs

Where was Percy Bysshe Shelley born?

Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in Horsham^[2].

Where did Percy Bysshe Shelley die?

Percy Bysshe Shelley passed away in Gulf of La Spezia^[4].

Who were Percy Bysshe Shelley's parents?

Percy Bysshe Shelley's father was Timothy Shelley^[14]. Percy Bysshe Shelley's mother was Elizabeth Pilfold^[15].

Who was Percy Bysshe Shelley married to?

Percy Bysshe Shelley's spouses include Mary Shelley^[16] and Harriet Westbrook^[17].

What did Percy Bysshe Shelley do for work?

Percy Bysshe Shelley worked as linguist^[6], poet^[7], translator^[8], playwright^[9], and novelist^[10].

Where did Percy Bysshe Shelley go to school?

Percy Bysshe Shelley was educated at University College, Oxford^[28] and Eton College^[33].

Who did Percy Bysshe Shelley influence?

Percy Bysshe Shelley has been cited as an influence by Bertrand Russell^[66], Alexander Pushkin^[72], and William Butler Yeats^[77].