Frederick Rolfe
British writer and photographer (1860–1913) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Baron Corvo" redirects here. For the Italian director who used the same pseudonym, see Alberto Cavallone.
Frederick William Rolfe (surname pronounced /roʊf/ ROHF[1]), better known as Baron Corvo (Italian for "Crow"), and also calling himself Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe[2] (22 July 1860 – 25 October 1913), was an English writer, artist, photographer and eccentric.
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Born | (1860-07-22)22 July 1860 Cheapside, London, England |
Died | 25 October 1913(1913-10-25) (aged 53) Venice, Italy |
Pen name | Baron Corvo Frank English Frederick Austin Prospero A. Crab Maid Fr. Rolfe |
Occupation | Novelist, artist, fantasist, eccentric |
Nationality | English |
Literary movement | Uranians[citation needed] |
Notable works | Hadrian the Seventh The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole Nicholas Crabbe Stories Toto Told Me Don Renato Don Tarquinio Chronicles of the House of Borgia |
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