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Robert Smith Surtees

English writer (1805-1864)

  • Fame39.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia392
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1805–1864, aged 59United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomJournalistsJournalist
  • Era
    1805–1864
    Aged 59
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Updated 2026-06-26

Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer.

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Source confidence25.0
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