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Also Known As Frederick William Robertson Of Brighton
Born February 3, 1816 • London • England
Died August 15, 1853 (aged 37) • Brighton • England
Ronald Knox, pen and ink drawing by P. Evans, c. 1926; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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