Robbie Ross

Robbie Ross
Robert Ross at twenty-four
Born
Robert Baldwin Ross

(1869-05-25)25 May 1869
Tours, France
Died5 October 1918(1918-10-05) (aged 49)
London, England
NationalityCanadian-British
Other namesRobbie Ross
OccupationJournalist
Known forExecutor 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 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.[1]

  1. ^ Fryer, Jonathan (2000). Robbie Ross: Oscar Wilde's True Love. London: Constable & Robinson. ISBN 0-09-479770-6.. (U.S. Title: Robbie Ross: Oscar Wilde's Devoted Friend).