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Coster (other)
Coster is a surname. Coster may also refer to: *Coster or costermonger, a street seller of fruit and vegetables in Britain * 10445 Coster, an asteroid See also * Coster Diamonds, a diamond polishing factory in Amsterdam * Costa (other) Costa may refer to: Biology * Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy * Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus * Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral * Costa (entomology), the leading edge of th ... * Koster (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coster
Coster is a Dutch occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744–1818), French painter * Arnold Coster (born 1976), Dutch mountaineers * Charles Coster (1837–1888), American soldier and public official * Charles De Coster (1827–1879), Belgian novelist * Dick Coster (born 1946), Dutch sailor, father of Sven and Kalle Coster * Dirk Coster (1889–1950), Dutch physicist ** Coster–Kronig transition named after him * Elizabeth Coster (born 1982), New Zealand swimmer * Francis Coster (1532–1619), Flemish Jesuit theologian * Herman Coster (1865–1899), Dutch lawyer and soldier * Howard Coster (1885–1959), British photographer * Janet Coster, English operatic mezzo-soprano * John Coster (1838–1886), New Zealand politician * Kalle Coster (born 1982), Dutch sailor, son of Dick Coster * Keith Coster (1920–2012), South African army officer * Laurens Janszoon Coster (c. 1370–c. 1440), Dutch printer * Moses Elias Coster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costermonger
A costermonger, coster, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables in British towns. The term is derived from the words ''costard'' (a medieval variety of apple) and ''monger'' (seller), and later came to be used to describe hawkers in general. Some historians have pointed out that a hierarchy existed within the costermonger class and that while costermongers sold from a handcart or animal-drawn cart, mere hawkers carried their wares in a basket. Costermongers met a need for rapid food distribution from the wholesale markets (e.g., in London: Smithfield for meat, Spitalfields for fruit and vegetables or Billingsgate for fish) by providing retail sales at locations that were convenient for the labouring classes. Costermongers used a variety of devices to transport and display produce: a cart might be stationary at a market stall; a mobile (horse-drawn or wheelbarrow) apparatus or a hand-held basket might be used for light-weight goods such as herbs and flowers. Cost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10445 Coster
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coster Diamonds
Royal Coster Diamonds is the oldest, still operating, diamond polishing factory in the world, located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1840, they have handled a few historical masterpieces. For example, they re-polished the Koh i Noor, which is mounted in the Crown of Queen Mary, and the Dresden Green Diamond, held in the Grünes Gewölbe#New Green Vault, New Green Vault at Dresden Castle. History *1840: Moses Elias Coster, diamond cutter in Amsterdam, founds Coster Diamonds in a factory building at the Waterlooplein in Amsterdam. *1848: Son Meijer Moses Coster (Martin) succeeds his father. He leaves for Paris for new business. *1910: Felix Theodoor Manus purchases Coster Diamonds from one of Coster’s inheritors. It becomes a company and remains so until the German occupation in 1940. *1945: After World War II, Wim Biallosterski, owner of a diamond sawing company, purchases the company Coster Diamonds. *1962: Ben Meier purchases the Coster premises together with partner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa (other)
Costa may refer to: Biology * Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy * Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus * Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral * Costa (entomology), the leading edge of the forewing of winged insects, as well as a part of the male clasper Organisations * Costa Coffee, a British coffee shop chain, sponsor of the book award * Costa Cruises, a leading cruise company in Europe * Costa Del Mar, an American manufacturer of polarized sunglasses * Costa Group, Australian food supplier Places * Costa, Haute-Corse, a commune on the island of Corsica * Costa Head, prominent headland on the Orkney Islands * Costa Rica, a country in Central America * Costa Mesa, California, a city in Orange County * Costa, Lajas, Puerto Rico, a barrio Other uses * Costa (surname), including origin of the name and people sharing the surname * ''Costa!'', a 2001 Dutch film from BNN * Costa Book Awards, formerly the Whitbread Book Award, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
