Robert Smith Surtees
English writer (1805-1864) · United Kingdom · Journalists · Died at 58
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Something wrong?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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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1805 to 1864 · aged 58
Journalists from the United Kingdom 6
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