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Robbie Ross

1869 - 1918

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Robert Baldwin Ross (25 May 1869 – 5 October 1918) was a British journalist, art critic and art dealer, best known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde, to whom he was a devoted friend, lover and literary executor. A grandson of the Canadian reform leader Robert Baldwin, and son of John Ross and Augusta Elizabeth Baldwin, Ross was a pivotal figure on the London literary and artistic scene from the mid-1890s to his early death, and mentored several literary figures, including Siegfried Sassoon. His open homosexuality, in a period when male homosexual acts were illegal, brought him many hardships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robbie Ross is the 71st most popular journalist (down from 55th in 2019), the 4,115th most popular biography from France (down from 3,610th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Robbie Ross ranks 71 out of 196. Before him are Maria Ressa, Michaëlle Jean, Salima Ghezali, Kanno Sugako, Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, and Tucker Carlson. After him are Pauline Pfeiffer, Eddie Adams, Ernst Haas, Marie Colvin, Francesco Alberoni, and Bill Brandt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Robbie Ross ranks 122. Before him are Daniel Salamanca Urey, Alice Hamilton, Kálmán Kandó, Józef Mehoffer, Phoebus Levene, and Alwin Mittasch. After him are Myriam Harry, Harald Sohlberg, Juan Bautista Pérez, Oton Iveković, Bainbridge Colby, and Levon Shant. Among people deceased in 1918, Robbie Ross ranks 140. Before him are Władysław Ślewiński, Savva Mamontov, Nadezhda Suslova, Rudolf Tobias, Maxime Maufra, and Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Marcel Deprez, Helene von Druskowitz, Eduard von Keyserling, Toivo Kuula, Margit Kaffka, and John McCrae.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robbie Ross ranks 4,115 out of 6,770. Before him are Abel de Pujol (1785), José Dolhem (1944), Émile Veinante (1907), Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863), André Pilette (1918), and Sabin Berthelot (1794). After him are Marcel Deprez (1843), Marcel Alexandre Bertrand (1847), Hélène Grimaud (1969), Isaac Oliver (1556), Patrick Devedjian (1944), and Jean Philippe (1931).

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Among JOURNALISTS In France

Among journalists born in France, Robbie Ross ranks 9. Before him are Victor Noir (1848), Robert Guérin (1876), François Mignet (1796), Vladimir Posner (1934), Bernard Pivot (1935), and Caroline Rémy de Guebhard (1855). After him are Pierre Brossolette (1903), Daniel Schneidermann (1958), Catherine Leroy (1944), and Rémi Ochlik (1983).

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