The General Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 248

Rohde, William L.; [born William Laurence Rhodes] (1918-2000) (items) (chron.)

See https://spectrelibrary.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/william-l-rohde-1918-2000-the-real-history-of-a-literary-writer-and-advertising-executive/

Rohmer, Sax; pseudonym of A. Sarsfield Ward (1883-1959) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sax_Rohmer

Rohrbacher, Chad (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See rohrbacher.wordpress.com

Roiphe, Anne Richardson (1935- ) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Roiphe

Rojankovsky, Feodor (Stepanovich) (1891-1970) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_Stepanovich_Rojankovsky

Roland, Jeanne Manon (1754-1793) (items)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Roland

Roland, Ruth (1892-1937) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Roland

Rolfe, Frederick (William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary, “Baron Corvo”) (1860-1913); used pseudonym Baron Corvo (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Rolfe

Roll, Alfred Philippe (1846-1919) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Philippe_Roll

Rollicker, Harry; pseudonym of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) (items) (chron.)

See www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/t/Thackeray_WM/life.htm

Rollins, Alice (Marland) Wellington (1847-1897) (items) (chron.)

Born in Boston.

Rollins, Frank West (1860-1915) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rollins_frank_west

Rolls, C(harles) S(tewart) (1877-1910) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rolls

Rolls, Georgiana (Marcia, Lady Llangattock) [née Maclean] (1837-1923) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgiana_Rolls,_Baroness_Llangattock

Rolt-Wheeler, Francis (William) (1876-1960) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rolt-wheeler_francis_w

Rolyat, Dan; [born Herbert Taylor] (1872-1927) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rolyat

Romanelli, (Giovanni) F(rancesco) (1610-1662) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Francesco_Romanelli

Romanoff, Alexander Nicholayevitch (1881-1945); used pseudonym Achmed Abdullah (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achmed_Abdullah

Romanoff, Olga (Alexandrovna) (1882-1960) (items)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Olga_Alexandrovna_of_Russia

Romanov, Panteleimon (Sergeyevich) (1884-1938) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panteleimon_Romanov

Romatka, Anton (1877-1948) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-ravens-anton/126697926

Romer, [Sir] Robert (1840-1918) (items)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Romer

Romero, Matias; [i.e., Matías Romero Avendaño] (1837-1898) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matías_Romero

Romero, Pablo Bush (1905-1998) (items)

See www.akumaldiveshop.com/history-of-akumal/

Romilly, [Lady] Arabella (Charlotte) [née Carnegie] (1850-1907) (items) (chron.)

See www.thepeerage.com/p5810.htm#i58099

Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944) (items)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel

Romney, George (1734-1802) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Romney_(painter)

Rómulo, Carlos P(eña) (1898-1985) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_P._Romulo

Ronald, James (1905-1972) (items) (chron.)

Born and died in Glasgow, but lived in Fairfield, Connecticut from 1938 to 1955, when he was deported.

Ronald, Landon; [born born Landon Ronald Russell] (1873-1938) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Ronald

Ronald, Paul (1924-2015) (items) (chron.)

See https://www.rencontres-arles.com/en/artistes/view/353/paul-ronald

Roncagliolo, Santiago; [i.e., Santiago Rafael Roncagliolo Lohmann] (1975- ) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Roncagliolo

Rondthaler, H. (fl. 1910s) (items) (chron.)

Not to be confused with the college president and bishop Howard Edmund Rondthaler (1871-1956).

Roner, Fred (1905-1993) (items)

See www.lybrary.com/fred-roner-m-579957.html

Ronner-Knip, Henriëtte (1821-1909) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriëtte_Ronner-Knip

Roof, Katharine Metcalf (1871-1950s) (items) (chron.)

See desturmobed.blogspot.com/2019/04/katharine-metcalf-roof.html

Rook, Clarence (1863-1915) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Rook

Rooney, Frank (Leo) (1913-1992) (items) (chron.)

Born in Kansas City; served in the Army in World War II; writer of novels and short stories who received the Guggenheim Award; died in Sarasota, Florida where he lived for 12 years after moving from Mamaroneck, New York.

Rooney, (William) Pat (1884-1966) (items) (chron.)

See www.militarian.com/threads/pat-rooney-caricatures.2395

Rooney, Sally (1991- ) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Rooney

Roorbach, Bill (1953- ) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Roorbach

Roose, (Edward Charles) Robson, M.D. (1848-1905) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikisource.org/wiki/Roose,_Edward_Charles_Robson_(DNB12)

Roose-Evans, James (1927- ) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Roose-Evans

Roosevelt, Edith (Kermit) [née Carow] (1861-1948) (items)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Roosevelt

Roosevelt, Kermit (1889-1943) (items) (chron.)

Soldier, adventurer, son of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States. Born in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York; died in Alaska.

Roosevelt, Maude; [Baroness Mumm von Schwarzenstein] (?-1912) (items) (chron.)

See digital.chipublib.org/digital/collection/examiner/id/34492

Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. (1887-1944) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr.

Root, E(dward) Merrill (1895-1973) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Merrill_Root

Root, Elihu (, Jr.) (1881-1967) (items) (chron.)

See www.findagrave.com/memorial/20982118/elihu-root

Roper, Allen George (1887-1957) (items) (chron.)

Born in Croydon, Surrey; a preparatory school teacher and eugenist; died in Surrey.

Roper, Robert (1946- ) (items) (chron.)

See www.bloomsbury.com/author/robert-roper

Ropes, Arthur Reed (1859-1933) (items) (chron.)

Born in Lewisham, London; died in Kensington, London; educated at King’s College, Cambridge; better known as a prolific lyricist for musical comedies under the pseudonym Adrian Ross. Brother of Mary E. Ropes.

Ropes, Mary E(mily) (1842-1932) (items) (chron.)

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia; died in Cardiff, Wales. Older sister of Arthur Reed Ropes.

Rorer, Sarah Tyson (1849-1937) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Tyson_Rorer

Rorick, Isabel Scott (1900-1967) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Scott_Rorick

Rorke, Kate (1866-1945) (items) (chron.)

See www.imdb.com/name/nm0740722

Rorke, Mary (1858-1938) (items)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rorke

Ros, Edmundo; [born Edmund William Ross] (1910-2011) (items)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmundo_Ros

Rosa, Camila (fl. 2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.camilarosa.net

Rosa, (William) Douglas (1932-1977) (items) (chron.)

See docsavage.org/douglas-rosa

Rosa, Rodrigo Rey (1958- ) (items) (chron.)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Rey_Rosa

Rosado, Michelle Brittan (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.michellebrittanrosado.com

Rosaire, Forrest (1902-1977) (items) (chron.)

Born in Chicago; for some years an oil explorer, then short story writer in California.

Rosas, Juan Manuel de (1793-1877) (items)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Manuel_de_Rosas

Rosborough, Mary Freels (1896-1997) (items) (chron.)

See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50755175

Roscoe, Theodore (1906-1992) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/08/TheodoreRoscoe.html