Robbie Ross, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robbie Ross

Canadian journalist and art critic

Date of Birth: 25-May-1869

Place of Birth: Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1918

Profession: writer, art dealer, journalist, literary critic

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Robert Baldwin Ross (25 May 1869 – 5 October 1918) was a Canadian 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.