Robbie Ross
Robbie Ross | |
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Robert Ross at twenty-four | |
| Born | Robert Baldwin Ross 25 May 1869 Tours, France |
| Died | 5 October 1918 (aged 49) London, England |
| Nationality | Canadian-British |
| Other names | Robbie Ross |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Executor of the estate of Oscar Wilde |
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.