British Romantic poet Lord Byron had more than one daughter, one of whom became a prominent mathematician. Augusta Ada Byron was born in December 1815 to Lord Byron and his wife, Annabella Milbanke. Her parents separated several months later, and her father left England permanently in April 1816. He never saw his daughter again. Augusta Ada Byron later married a British noble and became the countess of Lovelace. Known as Ada Lovelace, she is celebrated as the first computer programmer because of her pioneering work with fellow mathematician Charles Babbage.
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