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Robert Wilson Goelet

November 10, 2023

Robert Wilson Goelet (January 9, 1880 – February 6, 1966)[1] was an American social leader, banker, and real estate developer who built Glenmere mansion.[2]

Robert Wilson Goelet
Born(1880-01-09)January 9, 1880
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 1966 (1966-02-17) (aged 86)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Spouses
Marie Elise Whelen
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(m. 1904; div. 1914)​
Donna Fernanda Riabouchinsky
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(m. 1919; div. 1924)​
Roberta Willard
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(m. 1925)​
Children4
Parent(s)Ogden Goelet
Mary Wilson Goelet
RelativesSee Goelet family

Early life edit

Goelet was born in 1880. He was the son of Mary Wilson Goelet (1855–1929), a leader of New York and Newport society,[3] and Ogden Goelet (1846–1897), a prominent heir and landlord in New York City who was the great-grandson of Peter Goelet, who begat the Goelet wealth by becoming one of the largest landowners in New York, which reportedly was 55 acres "stretching along the East side from Union Square to 48th Street."[1] His only sibling was his older sister, Mary Goelet, who married Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903.[4][5] Through his sister, he was the maternal uncle of George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe (1913–1974).[6]

Through his mother, he was a nephew of Richard Thornton Wilson, Jr., Marshall Orme Wilson, Belle Wilson (the wife of British Ambassador Sir Michael Henry Herbert), and Grace Wilson (the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III).[7] Through his father, he was a nephew of Robert Goelet,[8] and a first cousin of Robert Walton Goelet.[9]

Goelet attended Harvard University, graduating in 1902,[10] at which time he received one million dollars (equivalent to approximately $33,823,077 in 2022 dollars)[11] from his father's estate.

Career edit

 
His parents' New York mansion at 608 Fifth Avenue

He became "a major force in the development of American railroads, hotels, and real estate," and served as a director of the Chemical Bank in New York,[a] the New York Trust Company,[10] the City Investing Company, the Fifth Avenue Corporation and the Real Estate Mortgage Commission.[1]

After his mother's death, acknowledging the change in the neighborhood from residential to commercial, he had the family home, 608 Fifth Avenue (located on the southwest corner of 49th and Fifth) in New York City,[12] tore down and commissioned Victor L.S. Hafner to design 608 Fifth Avenue, which stands to this day.[2]

In 1947, he attempted to donate Ochre Court, his parents' châteauesque mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt in Newport that was the second largest mansion in Newport after The Breakers,[13] to the United Nations as their headquarters. They did not accept the donation and instead, Ochre Court was donated to the Sisters of Mercy for the formation of Salve Regina College, the first Catholic women's college in the state of Rhode Island.[10]

Military service edit

During World War I, Goelet was a captain in the infantry in France, first with the 77th Division and later with the 82nd Division. For his service, he received the Silver Star for "gallantry" at the Battle of Meuse-Argonne.[14]

Personal life edit

On June 14, 1904, Goelet was married Marie Elise Whelen (1880–1959)[15] in Philadelphia with Alice Roosevelt as one of her bridesmaids.[16][17] She was the daughter of Henry Whelan Jr., a prominent banker from Philadelphia, and the sister of Laura Whelan, who was married to Craig Biddle (brother of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle).[18] Before their divorce in 1914[19] (she later remarried to the artist Henry Clews Jr. and moved to the Chateau de la Napoule in France[20]), they were the parents of two sons:[21]

  • Ogden Goelet (1907–1969),[22] who married five times, the first being to Florence Enid Connfelt (1912–1992) in 1933.[23] They divorced in 1938,[24] and later that year, he married Maria Virginia Zimbalist (1915–1981), the daughter of singer Alma Gluck and violinist Efrem Zimbalist.[25] They divorced in March 1941,[26] and in April 1941, he married Mimi Nicholson Browne (1922),[27] whom he also divorced.[28] He later married for the fifth time to Sarah Sherborne Haigh (1908–1989) in 1963,[29] remaining married until his death in 1969.[30]
  • Peter Goelet (1911–1986)[22]

On October 22, 1919, he remarried to Donna Fernanda (née Rocchi), the Princess Riabouchinsky (1885–1982) at the American Church in Paris. Donna was born in Perugia, Italy and was the former wife of Prince Nicholas Riabouchinsky,[14][31] a close friend of Goelet.[2][32] The marriage reportedly infuriated his mother, who refused to receive his wife, and she cut him off from his share in her personal fortune, closed her New York home, her Newport home, and went to England to live.[33] They eventually won over his mother four years later after the birth of a son,[33] but the couple divorced in 1924 and she was later known as the Duchess de Villarosa. Donna and Robert were the parents of one son:[34]

  • Robert Wilson Goelet, Jr. (1921–1989), a film producer who first married Jane Potter Monroe in 1942.[35] They divorced, and in 1949, he remarried to Lynn Merrick. After their marriage, his mother disinherited him.[36] After a "stormy" marriage, they divorced in 1956.[37]

On September 24, 1925, he married for the third time to Roberta Willard (1891–1949),[38] the daughter of Col. Joseph Willard of Newport. Roberta had reportedly been voted "the prettiest debutante there in 1916."[39][40] Both of their mothers were ill and could not attend the wedding, with her mother dying a month later,[41] and his mother, a few years later in 1929.[3] Together they were the parents of a daughter:

 
The wall pools of Glenmere's southern garden, c. 1920

Following his donation of Ochre Court in 1947, he purchased a home known as Champ Soleil, designed by Polhemus & Coffin and located at 601 Bellevue Avenue in Newport.[b] He served on the boards of Bailey's Beach and the Newport Country Club, both of which were co-founded by his uncle, and which he was one of the largest shareholders. In New York, he was a member of the Knickerbocker Club, the Harvard Club, Turf Club, the St. Nicholas Society, the Piping Rock Club, and the Tuxedo Club.[1] He also owned a plantation near Charleston, South Carolina,[27] and was the builder of Glenmere mansion, his estate on the Hudson River built in 1911 and designed by Carrère and Hastings, where he entertained Babe Ruth and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.[2] Glenmere was a 62-room manor house in the style of an Italian villa set on 1,322 acres.[33]

Goelet died at his home, 4 East 66th Street in New York City, on February 6, 1966.[1] His funeral was held at St. Thomas’s and he was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. He was worth an estimated $50,000,000 (equivalent to approximately $450,974,359 in 2022 dollars)[11] at the time of his death.[1] A month after his death, the Chemical Bank of New York, as executor of his estate, listed his New York apartment, which was the entire sixth floor of the building at the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 66th Street, for sale for $240,000 (equivalent to approximately $2,164,677 in 2022 dollars)[11].[46] In October 1966, Goelet's collection of 18th century French furniture, porcelain, and other valuable objects from his New York and Newport homes were auctioned off by Parke-Bernet in New York.[47]

Descendants edit

Through his eldest son Ogden, he was the grandfather of Ogden Goelet Jr. and Enid Goelet (1934–2005), who married Ranald Trask McNeil (1933–2013),[22] a graduate of Columbia University School of Painting and Sculpture who served with the U.S. Air Force in Korea, in 1955.[48]

References edit

Notes
  1. ^ The Chemical Bank acquired Chase Manhattan Bank in 1996 and became JPMorgan Chase.
  2. ^ Champ Soleil was completed in 1929 by Lucy Drexel Dahlgren was later owned by Laura Jane Barney.[45]
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robert, wilson, goelet, january, 1880, february, 1966, american, social, leader, banker, real, estate, developer, built, glenmere, mansion, born, 1880, january, 1880new, york, city, diedfebruary, 1966, 1966, aged, york, city, alma, materharvard, universityspou. Robert Wilson Goelet January 9 1880 February 6 1966 1 was an American social leader banker and real estate developer who built Glenmere mansion 2 Robert Wilson GoeletBorn 1880 01 09 January 9 1880New York City U S DiedFebruary 16 1966 1966 02 17 aged 86 New York City U S Alma materHarvard UniversitySpousesMarie Elise Whelen m 1904 div 1914 wbr Donna Fernanda Riabouchinsky m 1919 div 1924 wbr Roberta Willard m 1925 wbr Children4Parent s Ogden GoeletMary Wilson GoeletRelativesSee Goelet family Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Military service 3 Personal life 3 1 Descendants 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editGoelet was born in 1880 He was the son of Mary Wilson Goelet 1855 1929 a leader of New York and Newport society 3 and Ogden Goelet 1846 1897 a prominent heir and landlord in New York City who was the great grandson of Peter Goelet who begat the Goelet wealth by becoming one of the largest landowners in New York which reportedly was 55 acres stretching along the East side from Union Square to 48th Street 1 His only sibling was his older sister Mary Goelet who married Henry Innes Ker 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903 4 5 Through his sister he was the maternal uncle of George Innes Ker 9th Duke of Roxburghe 1913 1974 6 Through his mother he was a nephew of Richard Thornton Wilson Jr Marshall Orme Wilson Belle Wilson the wife of British Ambassador Sir Michael Henry Herbert and Grace Wilson the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III 7 Through his father he was a nephew of Robert Goelet 8 and a first cousin of Robert Walton Goelet 9 Goelet attended Harvard University graduating in 1902 10 at which time he received one million dollars equivalent to approximately 33 823 077 in 2022 dollars 11 from his father s estate Career edit nbsp His parents New York mansion at 608 Fifth AvenueHe became a major force in the development of American railroads hotels and real estate and served as a director of the Chemical Bank in New York a the New York Trust Company 10 the City Investing Company the Fifth Avenue Corporation and the Real Estate Mortgage Commission 1 After his mother s death acknowledging the change in the neighborhood from residential to commercial he had the family home 608 Fifth Avenue located on the southwest corner of 49th and Fifth in New York City 12 tore down and commissioned Victor L S Hafner to design 608 Fifth Avenue which stands to this day 2 In 1947 he attempted to donate Ochre Court his parents chateauesque mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt in Newport that was the second largest mansion in Newport after The Breakers 13 to the United Nations as their headquarters They did not accept the donation and instead Ochre Court was donated to the Sisters of Mercy for the formation of Salve Regina College the first Catholic women s college in the state of Rhode Island 10 Military service edit During World War I Goelet was a captain in the infantry in France first with the 77th Division and later with the 82nd Division For his service he received the Silver Star for gallantry at the Battle of Meuse Argonne 14 Personal life editOn June 14 1904 Goelet was married Marie Elise Whelen 1880 1959 15 in Philadelphia with Alice Roosevelt as one of her bridesmaids 16 17 She was the daughter of Henry Whelan Jr a prominent banker from Philadelphia and the sister of Laura Whelan who was married to Craig Biddle brother of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle 18 Before their divorce in 1914 19 she later remarried to the artist Henry Clews Jr and moved to the Chateau de la Napoule in France 20 they were the parents of two sons 21 Ogden Goelet 1907 1969 22 who married five times the first being to Florence Enid Connfelt 1912 1992 in 1933 23 They divorced in 1938 24 and later that year he married Maria Virginia Zimbalist 1915 1981 the daughter of singer Alma Gluck and violinist Efrem Zimbalist 25 They divorced in March 1941 26 and in April 1941 he married Mimi Nicholson Browne 1922 27 whom he also divorced 28 He later married for the fifth time to Sarah Sherborne Haigh 1908 1989 in 1963 29 remaining married until his death in 1969 30 Peter Goelet 1911 1986 22 On October 22 1919 he remarried to Donna Fernanda nee Rocchi the Princess Riabouchinsky 1885 1982 at the American Church in Paris Donna was born in Perugia Italy and was the former wife of Prince Nicholas Riabouchinsky 14 31 a close friend of Goelet 2 32 The marriage reportedly infuriated his mother who refused to receive his wife and she cut him off from his share in her personal fortune closed her New York home her Newport home and went to England to live 33 They eventually won over his mother four years later after the birth of a son 33 but the couple divorced in 1924 and she was later known as the Duchess de Villarosa Donna and Robert were the parents of one son 34 Robert Wilson Goelet Jr 1921 1989 a film producer who first married Jane Potter Monroe in 1942 35 They divorced and in 1949 he remarried to Lynn Merrick After their marriage his mother disinherited him 36 After a stormy marriage they divorced in 1956 37 On September 24 1925 he married for the third time to Roberta Willard 1891 1949 38 the daughter of Col Joseph Willard of Newport Roberta had reportedly been voted the prettiest debutante there in 1916 39 40 Both of their mothers were ill and could not attend the wedding with her mother dying a month later 41 and his mother a few years later in 1929 3 Together they were the parents of a daughter Mary Eleanor Goelet 1927 1994 42 who married and later divorced James Eliot Cross in 1949 43 She later married Harold C King 44 nbsp The wall pools of Glenmere s southern garden c 1920Following his donation of Ochre Court in 1947 he purchased a home known as Champ Soleil designed by Polhemus amp Coffin and located at 601 Bellevue Avenue in Newport b He served on the boards of Bailey s Beach and the Newport Country Club both of which were co founded by his uncle and which he was one of the largest shareholders In New York he was a member of the Knickerbocker Club the Harvard Club Turf Club the St Nicholas Society the Piping Rock Club and the Tuxedo Club 1 He also owned a plantation near Charleston South Carolina 27 and was the builder of Glenmere mansion his estate on the Hudson River built in 1911 and designed by Carrere and Hastings where he entertained Babe Ruth and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor 2 Glenmere was a 62 room manor house in the style of an Italian villa set on 1 322 acres 33 Goelet died at his home 4 East 66th Street in New York City on February 6 1966 1 His funeral was held at St Thomas s and he was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx He was worth an estimated 50 000 000 equivalent to approximately 450 974 359 in 2022 dollars 11 at the time of his death 1 A month after his death the Chemical Bank of New York as executor of his estate listed his New York apartment which was the entire sixth floor of the building at the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 66th Street for sale for 240 000 equivalent to approximately 2 164 677 in 2022 dollars 11 46 In October 1966 Goelet s collection of 18th century French furniture porcelain and other valuable objects from his New York and Newport homes were auctioned off by Parke Bernet in New York 47 Descendants edit Through his eldest son Ogden he was the grandfather of Ogden Goelet Jr and Enid Goelet 1934 2005 who married Ranald Trask McNeil 1933 2013 22 a graduate of Columbia University School of Painting and Sculpture who served with the U S Air Force in Korea in 1955 48 References editNotes The Chemical Bank acquired Chase Manhattan Bank in 1996 and became JPMorgan Chase Champ Soleil was completed in 1929 by Lucy Drexel Dahlgren was later owned by Laura Jane Barney 45 Sources a b c d e f ROBERT GOELET FINANCIER DEAD Real Estate Millionaire 86 Was a Social Leader PDF The New York Times 7 February 1966 Retrieved 13 April 2017 a b c d Foreman John 14 November 2012 Big Old Houses A Better Fate Than Many New York Social Diary Retrieved 29 November 2016 a b MRS OGDEN GOELET DIES OF PNEUMONIA Duchess of Roxburghe s Mother Long Noted for Her Lavish Entertaining WAS HOSTESS TO ROYALTY Edward VII as Prince of Wales Among Guests Sister of Mrs Cornellus Vanderbilt and R T Wilson Her Hospitality Duchess of Roxburghe Daughter The New York Times 24 February 1929 Retrieved 29 November 2016 DUCHESS LEFT FORTUNE Roxburghe Estate Was Founded by Money of American Heiress The New York Times 21 November 1937 Retrieved 13 April 2017 Times Wireless To The New York 27 April 1937 DOWAGER DUCHESS OF ROXBURGHE DIES New York Heiress Was a Close Friend of King George V and Queen Mary The New York Times Retrieved 13 April 2017 Times Special To The New York 6 January 1954 DUKE OF ROXBURGHE MARRIES IN LONDON The New York Times Retrieved 13 April 2017 MacColl Gail Wallace Carol January 1989 To Marry an English Lord ISBN 0894809393 Hutto Richard Jay 2005 The Jekyll Island Club Members Indigo Custom Publishing pp 61 63 ISBN 9780977091225 Retrieved 10 September 2018 Robert W Goelet Dies In Home At 61 Corporation Director Owner of Large Realty Holdings Here Succumbs to Heart Attack He Inherited 60 000 000 Sportsman a Leader in Social Circles in Newport and New York Kin of Early Settlers New York Times May 3 1941 Retrieved 2010 07 26 Robert Walton Goelet of New York and Newport R I a member of one of New York s oldest and wealthiest families died of a heart attack yesterday at his a b c Bernier Maria 2008 Guide to the Goelet Family Papers PDF library salve edu Salve Regina University Retrieved 9 September 2018 a b c 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved May 28 2023 Miller Tom 16 April 2012 The Lost 1884 Ogden Goelet Mansion No 608 Fifth Avenue Daytonian in Manhattan Retrieved 9 September 2018 Ochre Court Salve Regina University Retrieved February 16 2012 a b CAPT ROBERT GOELET MARRIES IN PARIS Weds Mrs Fernanda Riabouohinsky Daughter of Italian Teacher of Painting BRIDE IS FAMOUS BEAUTY Son of Mrs Ogden Goelet 24 Years His Bride s Senior Served in France Was Cited for Bravery PDF The New York Times October 23 1919 Retrieved 9 September 2018 MRS HENRY CLEWS OF ART MEMORIAL Sculptor s Widow Who Created Foundation to Aid U S French Ties Dead PDF The New York Times April 16 1959 Retrieved 10 September 2018 Home Journal 1904 Retrieved 9 September 2018 ROBERT GOELET WEDS MISS ELSIE WHELEN Picturesque Ceremony in a Philadelphia Suburb PDF The New York Times June 15 1904 Retrieved 9 September 2018 ROBERT GOELET TO MARRY Long Expected Announcement of His Engagement to Mis Elsie Whelen PDF The New York Times March 27 1904 Retrieved 9 September 2018 DIVORCES ROBERT GOELET Final Decree Granted to Wife Custody of Children Divided PDF The New York Times October 6 1914 Retrieved 9 September 2018 MRS ROBERT GOELET WEDS H CLEWS JR Divorcees Are Married in Her Home a Few Hours After Obtaining License A SURPRISE FOR FRIENDS Bridegroom Son of Banker Is an Artist and Bride Studied Painting in His Newport Studio PDF The New York Times December 20 1914 Retrieved 9 September 2018 GOELET DIVORCE UP TO DAY Petitions of Mrs Robert Goelet and Mrs Amos T French Similar PDF The New York Times March 3 1914 Retrieved 9 September 2018 a b c OGDEN GOELET SON OF FINANCIER HERE Heir to Real Estate Holdings Dies in His 62d Year PDF The New York Times 10 October 1969 Retrieved 16 April 2017 ENID CONNFELT WED TO OGDEN GOELET Bishop Stires and Rev Richard D Pope Officiate at Church of Advent Westbury MARIAN GRAY HONOR MAID Best Man Is Henry Lewis 3d Reception Follows at Brookfield Home of Bride s Parents PDF The New York Times September 22 1933 Retrieved 10 September 2018 MRS OGDEN GOELET GETS RENO DECREE Former Enid Connfelt Wins Divorce on Ground of Desertion in January 1937 PDF The New York Times February 22 1938 Retrieved 10 September 2018 Maria V Zimbalist Daughter of Violinist Is Married to Ogden Goelet in Home Here PDF The New York Times April 20 1938 Retrieved 10 September 2018 OGDEN GOELET DIVORCED Former Marie Zimbalist Obtains Decree at Reno PDF The New York Times March 21 1941 Retrieved 10 September 2018 a b MISS MIMI BROWNE Becomes A Bride Married to Ogden Goelet of This City in the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas SISTER ONLY ATTENDANT Couple Go South on Wedding Trip Bridegroom Member of Distinguished Family PDF The New York Times April 24 1941 Retrieved 10 September 2018 MRS GOELET WINS SUIT Court Quashes Counter Action of Socially Prominent Husband PDF The New York Times November 20 1947 Retrieved 10 September 2018 Ogden Goelet to Wed Mrs Sarah S Haigh PDF The New York Times December 31 1963 Retrieved 9 September 2018 Goelet Widow Gets 200 000 PDF The New York Times October 22 1969 Retrieved 9 September 2018 Russian War Buyer Sees Fight to a Finish Nicolas Riabouchinsky of Moscow Who Brought Valuable Pictures in His Baggage to New York Expresses Confidence in the Future of His Nation PDF The New York Times January 9 1916 Retrieved 10 September 2018 Rielage Dale C 2002 Russian Supply Efforts in America During the First World War McFarland p 51 ISBN 9780786413379 Retrieved 10 September 2018 a b c Tully Andrew 1947 Era of Elegance eNet Press p 61 ISBN 9781618867056 Retrieved 10 September 2018 SUES ROBERT GOELET FOR PARIS DIVORCE Princess Riabouchinsky is Second Wife of Husband Whom Elsie Whelen Divorced PDF The New York Times February 10 1924 Retrieved 9 September 2018 MISS JANE MONROE IS BRIDE IN BOSTON Married to Robert Goelet Jr in Lady Chapel of Episcopal Church of the Advent WEARS WHITE LACE GOWN Miss Hope Tuck Serves as Her Maid of Honor Thomas Long s Best Man PDF The New York Times March 8 1942 Retrieved 9 September 2018 Bergan Ronald 6 April 2007 Obituary Lynn Merrick The Guardian Retrieved 10 September 2018 Robert Goelet Jr Film Producer 68 The New York Times July 5 1989 Retrieved 9 September 2018 MRS GOELET WIFE OF BANKER IS DEAD Daughter of Goethals Aide on Panama Canal Deeded Home in Newport to College PDF The New York Times July 15 1949 Retrieved 10 September 2018 R GOELET TO WED ROBERTA WILLARD Her Mother Announces Her Betrothal at a Dinner Party in Newport DATE OF WEDDING NOT SET PDF The New York Times August 30 1925 Retrieved 9 September 2018 MISS WILLARD WED TO ROBERT GOELET Mothers of Both the Bride and the Bridegroom Are Kept Away by Illness NUPTIAL PLANS CURTAILED Fewer Than Ten at Ceremony Which Is in the Willard Home at Newport PDF The New York Times September 25 1925 Retrieved 9 September 2018 Mrs Joseph H Willard PDF The New York Times November 29 1925 Retrieved 9 September 2018 Times Special To The New York 4 September 1927 Goelet Infant Is Named Mary The New York Times Retrieved 16 April 2017 MARY E GOELET WED She Becomes Bride in Newport of James Eliot Cross PDF The New York Times June 26 1949 Retrieved 9 September 2018 James Cross Gulf Stream Commissioner Sun Sentinel Retrieved 16 April 2017 Kathrens Michael C 2009 Newport Villas The Revival Styles 1885 1935 W W Norton amp Co pp 66 328 332 ISBN 9780393732702 Retrieved 10 September 2018 Baruch Suite Is Offered for 200 000 THE BARUCH CO OP AMONG 3 FOR SALE PDF The New York Times March 27 1966 Retrieved 10 September 2018 GOELET ANTIQUES TO BE AUCTIONED Parke Bernet Offers French Furniture of 18th Century PDF The New York Times October 9 1966 Retrieved 10 September 2018 R T M NEIL WEDS MISS ENlD GOELET Couple Married in Chantry of St Thomas Church Bride Wears Organza PDF The New York Times June 25 1955 Retrieved 10 September 2018 External links edit nbsp Media related to Robert 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