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Covel (other)
Covel may refer to: People *John Covel (1638–1722), Master of Christ's College, Cambridge *Michael Covel, author and film director *Sean Covel (b. 1976), American film producer *Toby Keith, born Toby Keith Covel, (b. 1961), American country musician Places ;United States *Covel, former name of Easton, California Easton (formerly, Covel and Covell) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 2,083 at the 2010 census, up from 1,966 at the 2000 census. Easton is located south of downtown Fresno, at an el ... See also * Covell (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Covel
John Covel (2 April 1638 – 19 December 1722) was a clergyman and scientist who became Master of Christ's College, Cambridge and vice-chancellor of the University. Diplomacy Born at Horningsheath, Suffolk, the son of William Covel, John Covel was educated at Bury St Edmunds school and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was made a fellow in 1659. In 1670 he went to Constantinople as Chaplain to the Levant Company. For two years he was in sole charge of the English Embassy there after the previous ambassador died. Travel and scholarship Covel travelled widely in Asia Minor and described the buildings and plants which he saw. He purchased many Greek manuscripts (including codices 65, 110, 321, 322, and ℓ 150). After his return, Covel spent the winter of 1680/1681 in Suffolk suffering with fever, before becoming Chaplain to the Princess of Orange in The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
