What year was English writer who was friends with John Rankine born?
John Rankine John Rankine (born Douglas Rankine Mason 26 September 1918, died 8 August 2013) was a British science fiction author, who wrote books as John Rankine and Douglas R. Mason. Rankine was born in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales and first attended Chester Grammar School and in 1937 went to study English Literature and Experimental Psychology at the University of Manchester, where he was a friend of Anthony Burgess (mentioned in "Little Wilson and Big God", AB's autobiography).
John Roby John Roby (5 January 1793 – 18 June 1850) was an English banker, poet, and writer.