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John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry

ジョン・ダグラス　/　じょん・だぐらす

Poet from Kingdom of Italy

July 20, 1844 – January 31, 1900　・　Florence, Province of Florence, Kingdom of Italy

Province of Florence
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My Take

The 9th Marquess of Queensberry is a fascinating contradiction. On one hand, he lent his name to the Queensberry Rules that still underpin modern boxing, earning him a place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. On the other, he's remembered as the brutish, outspoken aristocrat whose feud helped destroy Oscar Wilde. I find it hard to romanticize him; the cruelty in that story is real. Yet his stamp on sport is undeniable. He's a reminder that legacy is rarely clean. A man can codify fairness in the ring while behaving without any of it outside it, and history has to hold both truths.

Overview

John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 – 31 January 1900) was a British nobleman of the Victorian era, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
Name (Japanese): ジョン・ダグラス
Reading: じょん・だぐらす
Born: July 20, 1844 – January 31, 1900
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dragon
Origin: Florence, Province of Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: poet / politician / boxer / military officer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Magdalene College

Awards & achievements

1990 International Boxing Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%20(%E7%AC%AC9%E4%BB%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%99%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E4%BE%AF%E7%88%B5)

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