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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Kirk, R. S. (Robert Simpson), 1841-1919
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Description area
Dates of existence
1841-1919
History
Robert Simpson Kirk was born on March 27, 1841, in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
He worked in the publishing industry as an advertising agent and journalist of the Daily News.
In 1870, he married Sarah Isabella Mallett (1847–1942). He died in January 1919 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.