William Roughead

Writer, Author

1870 – 1952

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Who was William Roughead?

William Roughead was a well-known Scottish lawyer and amateur criminologist, as well as an editor and essayist on "matters criminous". He was an important early practitioner of the modern "true crime" literary genre.

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Born
1870
Edinburgh
Nationality
  • Scotland
Profession
Died
1952

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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