Frederick Rolfe
Frederick William Rolfe | |
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Rolfe as a seminarian, c. 1889-90 | |
| Born | 22 July 1860 Cheapside, London, England |
| Died | 25 October 1913 (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 |
| 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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Frederick William Rolfe (surname pronounced /roʊf/ ROHF), better known as Baron Corvo (Italian for "Crow"), and also calling himself Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe (22 July 1860 – 25 October 1913), was an English writer, artist, photographer and eccentric.