The Byron Legacy: the Life and times of Lord Byron’s wife & his daughter, Ada Lovelace

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer.

The British Ambassador HE Ms Kate Smith CMG organizes an event at the premises of the British Residence (Venizelos Library Lecture), on Thursday 24 October 2019 at 19.00

Subject: The Byron Legacy: the Life and times of Lord Byron’s wife & his daughter, Ada Lovelace
by Miranda Seymour, critic, novelist, biographer and memoir writer.

The event will be followed by a cocktail reception from 20.00-21.00.

The event is open to the friends of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism, upon previous registration.

For information please contact Ms. Matoula Tounta (email: info@eefshp.org, tel. +30.210.8094500)

23 October 2019

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