A well-known English astrologer who combined a practical knowledge of mathematics

and astronomy with a thorough knowledge of traditional astrology. He read French,

German, and Latin and was learned in medieval and Renaissance astrology. His books
were popular on both sides of the Atlantic and most of them also appeared in
American editions. The books on Elections, the Radix System, and the Fixed Stars
are still considered to be the prime English-language authorities on those
subjects.

His book Astrology and Sex is an exhaustive treatment of the subject containing
much detailed information that he assembled from a variety of sources. It is
interesting to note his testimonial to the efficacy of the use of derived houses in
natal chart interpretation (pp. 143-47). He mentions the French astrologer Eudes
Picard (1867-1932) and was evidently familiar with his Astrologie judiciaire, which
treats derived houses in great detail. This puts Robson in the same camp with J. B.
Morin in opposition to those English astrologers, such as A. J. Pearce, who opposed
the use of this "horary method" in natal astrology (because it was not mentioned by
Claudius Ptolemy).

Following the death of Alan Leo in 1917, Robson became Editor of Modern Astrology,
but quit after some years because of difficulties he encountered in working for
Mrs. Leo.1 Beginning in the 1920s he wrote several books of lasting importance
(listed below).