Frederick Rolfe

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Frederick Rolfe, also known as Baron Corvo, was an eccentric English writer and artist best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "Hadrian the Seventh."

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Frederick Rolfe canonical 2
Frederick William Rolfe 2

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instanceOf English writer
LGBT writer
artist
convert to Roman Catholicism
eccentric
human
novelist
photographer
birthName Frederick William Rolfe
linked to: Frederick Rolfe
burialPlace San Michele cemetery, Venice
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1860-07-22
dateOfDeath 1913-10-25
educatedAt Oratory School, Birmingham
gender male
genre Catholic literature
autobiographical fiction
fantasy
fiction
hasAlias Baron Corvo
Fr. Rolfe
Frederick William Rolfe
linked to: Frederick Rolfe
hasTitle self-styled Baron Corvo
influenced 20th-century Catholic novelists
influencedBy Roman Catholic ritual and theology
knownFor baroque prose style
eccentric personality
semi-autobiographical novel Hadrian the Seventh
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableWork Chronicles of the House of Borgia
Hadrian the Seventh
In His Own Image
Stories Toto Told Me
The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole
occupation illustrator
novelist
painter
photographer
short story writer
writer
placeOfBirth Cheapside, London, England
placeOfDeath Venice, Italy
linked to: Venice
religion Roman Catholicism
residence London, England
Venice, Italy
linked to: Venice
sexualOrientation homosexual
subjectOf biographical study The Quest for Corvo
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

Venice

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San Michele Cemetery burialPlaceOf Frederick Rolfe
San Michele hasNotableBurial Frederick Rolfe
Frederick Rolfe hasAlias Frederick William Rolfe
linked to: Frederick Rolfe
Frederick Rolfe birthName Frederick William Rolfe
linked to: Frederick Rolfe