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Cotes (surname)
Cotes is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows: * Ambrosio Cotes (c.1550–1603), Spanish composer * Charles Cecil Cotes (1846–1898), British landowner and politician * Everard Charles Cotes (1862—1944), British entomologist * Francis Cotes (1726–1770), British painter * George Cotes (death of birth unknown–1556), British Catholic bishop * John Cotes, multiple people * Leonard Cotes (fl. 1669-1701 , British painter * Merton Russell-Cotes (1835–1921), Mayor of Bournemouth, England * Roger Cotes (1682–1716), British mathematician, colleague of Isaac Newton * Samuel Cotes (1734–1818), British painter * Thomas Cotes Thomas Cotes (died 1641) was a London printer of the Jacobean and Caroline eras, best remembered for printing the Second Folio edition of Shakespeare's plays in 1632. Life and work Thomas Cotes became a "freeman" (a full member) of the S ... (death of birth unknown–1641), British printer {{DEFAULTSORT:C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosio Cotes
Ambrosio (Coronado de) Cotes (c. 15501603) was a Spanish Renaissance composer. Cotes was born in Villena, Alicante around 1550 of noble birth. He studied theology with the Theatines of Yecla. In 1573 he was ''Kapellmeister, maestro de capilla'' at the church of St. James Church in his hometown. In 1581 he was appointed ''maestro de capilla'' of the Royal Chapel of Granada, in the place of Rodrigo de Ceballos. In 1596 he was '':es:Maestrescuela, maestrescuela'' in Cathedral of Valencia, until 1600 when he succeeded Francisco Guerrero (composer), Guerrero at the Cathedral of Seville. His works were copied and carried to the New World. He died in Seville in 1603. Extant works and editions Like many other Spanish composers of the period, his secular villancicos and canzonetas have been lost. Of the sacred works 25 polyphonic compositions are preserved in Granada, a mass in the Cathedral of Valencia, and a further 3 motets in the Colegio del Patriarca. Four separate pieces without wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Cecil Cotes
Charles Cecil Cotes (7 April 1846 – 9 August 1898) was a British landowner and Liberal politician. Cotes was born in 1846, eldest surviving son of John Cotes of Woodcote Hall near Newport, Shropshire (himself a former MP) and his wife Lady Louisa Jenkinson, daughter of Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool, and thus nephew of the former Prime Minister, the 2nd Earl. He was educated at Eton College, then entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1864, graduating as B.A. in 1869. Cotes served in the South Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry as lieutenant before being promoted captain in 1869. This regiment amalgamated to form the unified Shropshire Yeomanry in 1872, and he continued to serve with them until he retired in 1880. Cotes first sought election to Parliament for the then two-member borough seat of Shrewsbury at a by-election following the death of William Clement in 1870 and polled 1,253 votes but was defeated by a majority of 38 by his Conservative opponent, Douglas Straight. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everard Charles Cotes
Everard Charles Cotes (1862 — 4 October 1944) was an English-born entomologist who worked at the Indian Museum in Calcutta. He later became a journalist after marrying the famous Canadian journalist, novelist and playwright Sara Jeannette Duncan. He published a number of scientific books and papers on entomology as well as two more journalistic books resulting from his travels. Early life Cotes was the first son of the Rev. Septimus Cotes, Rector of Newington, Oxfordshire, from 1845. He attended Clifton College and matriculated at Oxford University in June 1881 without belonging to a college. He gained honours in mathematical Mods in 1883. There is no clear indication that he ever went on to take an Oxford degree and his books do not attribute any degree to him on their title pages. Early years as an entomologist He then went to India and in April 1884 began working in the Natural History section at the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with the position of First Assistant to the Superin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Cotes
Francis Cotes (20 May 1726 – 16 July 1770) was an English painter, one of the pioneers of English pastel painting, and a founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768. Life and work He was born in London, the eldest son of Robert Cotes, an apothecary (Francis's younger brother Samuel Cotes (1734–1818) also became an artist, specialising in miniatures). Cotes trained with portrait painter George Knapton (1698–1778) before setting up his own business in his father's business premises in London's Cork Street—learning, incidentally, much about chemistry to inform his making of pastels. An admirer of the pastel drawings of Rosalba Carriera, Cotes concentrated on works in pastel and crayon (some of which became well known as engravings). After pushing crayon to its limit as a medium—although he was never to abandon it entirely—Cotes turned to oil painting as a means of developing his style in larger-scale works. In his most successful paintings, particularly those of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cotes
George Cotes (or Cotys, Coates) (died 1556) was an English academic and Catholic Bishop of Chester during the English Reformation. He had been a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1522, and then became a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford in 1527.Masters of Balliol ''Balliol College Archives & Manuscripts ''. Retrieved on 10 July 2016. He was Junior Proctor of in 1531. It was some years before he was elected Master of Balliol College, in which p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cotes (other)
John Cotes may refer to: *John Cotes (1682–1756) John Cotes may refer to: * John Cotes (died 1821), British MP * John Cotes (died 1874) John Cotes (1799-1874) was Whig MP for North Shropshire, at the time a two-member constituency, from the general election of 1832 to 1835. His father was ..., MP for Lichfield * John Cotes (died 1821), British MP * John Cotes (died 1874), his son, also an MP See also * John Coates (other) {{hndis, Cotes, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Cotes
Leonard Cotes or Coates (fl. 1669-1701) was an English painter and beadle of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers. His apprentices included Thomas Highmore, later Serjeant Painter to William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec .... Cotes' will is held in the UK's National Archives and was proven on 3 May 1701. References 17th-century English painters 18th-century English painters Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-painter-17thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton Russell-Cotes
Sir Merton Russell-Cotes (Wolverhampton 8 May 1835 – 27 January 1921 Bournemouth) was Mayor of Bournemouth, England, 1894–95. During his Mayoralty, Meyrick Park, two free libraries, and the first two schools of art in the borough were opened. Although his name is usually hyphenated today, there is no hyphen in his Who's Who entry or the London Gazette entry for his knighthood, and he is described on the plaque marking the opening of the Undercliff Drive and Promenade as Cllr. ''Cotes'', not Cllr. ''Russell-Cotes''. Royal Bath Hotel He moved to Bournemouth in 1876 with his wife Annie. Soon after this, they bought the Bath Hotel. They quickly enlarged the hotel and renamed it the Royal Bath Hotel because the Prince of Wales had stayed there in 1856. Civic activities Russell-Cotes was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 1883 and fought hard to enhance the town's reputation as a health resort. He called for a direct railway link from Brockenhurst to Bournem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Cotes
Roger Cotes (10 July 1682 – 5 June 1716) was an English mathematician, known for working closely with Isaac Newton by proofreading the second edition of his famous book, the '' Principia'', before publication. He also invented the quadrature formulas known as Newton–Cotes formulas, and made a geometric argument that can be interpreted as a logarithmic version of Euler's formula. He was the first Plumian Professor at Cambridge University from 1707 until his death. Early life Cotes was born in Burbage, Leicestershire. His parents were Robert, the rector of Burbage, and his wife, Grace, ''née'' Farmer. Roger had an elder brother, Anthony (born 1681), and a younger sister, Susanna (born 1683), both of whom died young. At first Roger attended Leicester School, where his mathematical talent was recognised. His aunt Hannah had married Rev. John Smith, and Smith took on the role of tutor to encourage Roger's talent. The Smiths' son, Robert Smith, became a close associate of Rog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Cotes
Samuel Cotes (1734–1818) was a younger brother of Francis Cotes, R.A. He was a successful painter of miniature portraits and also worked in crayons. He died in Chelsea in 1818. Life He was third son of Robert Cotes, mayor of Galway, who settled in London, became a doctor and married Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Lynn, chief secretary to the Royal African Company. He was brought up by his father for the medical profession, but was encouraged by his brother Francis Cotes's success as a painter to take up art; he received instruction from Francis. Cotes retired from active life some years before his death. He resided in Paradise Row, Chelsea, London, where he died 7 March 1818 in his eighty-fifth year. Works Cotes became known as a portrait painter; his crayon portraits were also admired. He painted in miniature both on enamel and on ivory, and exhibited from 1760 to 1789 at the exhibitions of the Incorporated Society of Artists, of which he was a fellow, and at the Royal Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cotes
Thomas Cotes (died 1641) was a London printer of the Jacobean and Caroline eras, best remembered for printing the Second Folio edition of Shakespeare's plays in 1632. Life and work Thomas Cotes became a "freeman" (a full member) of the Stationers Company on 6 January 1606; he was a former apprentice of William Jaggard, who would print the First Folio with his son Isaac. Cotes ran his own printing shop from 1620 to 1641; from 1635 on, he was in partnership with his brother Richard Cotes (died 1653). Their shop was in the Barbican in Aldersgate Street. (Their sister Jane was married to another printer, Robert Ibbitson.) On 19 June 1627, Thomas Cotes acquired the business and copyrights of Isaac Jaggard, son and heir of William Jaggard, from Jaggard's widow Dorothy. A royal decree of 1637 named Thomas Cotes one of the twenty Master Printers of the Stationers Company. Drama In his substantial career, Cotes was a major producer of play texts of English Renaissance drama. He pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
