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John Collett (1807–1891)
John Collett may refer to: * John A. Collett (1908–1942), namesake of the USS ''Collett'', a World War II-era destroyer * John Collett (artist) (1725–1780), English artist * John Collett (composer) John Collett (c1735-1775) was an English violinist and composer. He is credited with composing the first British four movement symphony. Little is known of Collett's life. He may have been the son of Richard Collett or Thomas Collett, both member ... (c1735-1775), British violinist and composer * John Collett (MP) (1798–1856), Irish Whig politician {{hndis, Collett, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Collett
USS ''Collett'' (DD-730) was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy. Namesake John Austin Collett was born on 31 March 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1929. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942, while commanding Torpedo Squadron 10 on the . Construction and commissioning ''Collett'' was launched 5 March 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. C. C. Baughman as proxy for Mrs. J. D. Collett; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 16 May 1944, with Commander (United States), Commander James D. Collett, the brother of LCdr Collett, in command. U.S. service history World War II Assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pacific Fleet, ''Collett'' reached Pearl Harbor 16 October 1944 and Ulithi 3 November. From this base, she screened the Fast Carrier Task Force (variously designated TF 38 and TF 58) for the remainder of the war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Collett (artist)
John Collet or Collett (1725 – 6 August 1780) was an English satirical artist. Life He was born in London about 1725, and son of a gentleman holding a public office. He was a pupil of painter George Lambert, and studied at the art school in St Martin's Lane. He first exhibited at the exhibition of the Free Society of Artists in 1761, to which he sent three landscapes. In 1762, he exhibited with the same society ''A Gipsy telling some Country Girls their Fortune.'' From this time, though he occasionally exhibited landscapes, portraits, animals, and other subjects, his pictures are mainly of a humorous description, based on the style of William Hogarth, whose 'comedy in art' he strove to imitate, if not to surpass. There was a large demand for his pictures, and the engravings from them, many by first-class engravers, were published by Carington Bowles, Smith & Sayer, Boydell, and other well-known publishers. Collett continued to exhibit with the Free Society of Artists up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Collett (composer)
John Collett (c1735-1775) was an English violinist and composer. He is credited with composing the first British four movement symphony. Little is known of Collett's life. He may have been the son of Richard Collett or Thomas Collett, both members of the Royal Society of Musicians from 1739. John Collett was a violinist at both Vauxhall Gardens and the Foundling Hospital. He joined the Royal Society of Musicians in June 1757, when he was living in Queen's Street, Golden Square in London.Richard Platt'Collett, John', in ''Grove Music Online'' (2001)/ref> He later moved to Aberdeen, Scotland and then Edinburgh, where he remained for the rest of his life. There he was associated with the Edinburgh Musical Society and became a member of the Cape Club. He set fellow Cape Club member Robert Fergusson's words to a cantata, ''Ode on the Rivers of Scotland'' (1772, now lost). Another substantial cantata, ''The Birthday Cantata for Andrew Crosbie'', was composed in Edinburgh the following ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
