Robert Smith Surtees, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert Smith Surtees
English writer
Date of Birth: 17-May-1805
Date of Death: 16-Mar-1864
Profession: writer, journalist
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Robert Smith Surtees
- Robert Smith Surtees (17 May 1805 – 16 March 1864) was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R.
- S.
- Surtees.
- He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family.
- He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer.
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