| Authorised form of name | Courthope; Peter (fl 1655 - 1685); landowner and industrialist |
| Other forms of surname | Courtthorpe |
| Courthop |
| Dates | fl 1655 - 1685 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Landowner; Industrialist |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Cambridge (admitted 1655); Inner Temple (admitted 1655)
Career:
Left Cambridge when he inherited Danny (1657); pupil and later friend and correspondent of John Ray (FRS 1667); ironmaster |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/08/1668 |
| Proposer | John Wilkins |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 22 July 1685 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Expelled for non-payment of arrears |
| Relationships | Children: Peter Courthorpe and John Courthorpe
Additional relatives: cousin Francis Willughby (FRS 1663) |
| OtherInfo | While little is known about Courthope's private life or profession, it is clear that he maintained a friendship with John Ray (FRS 1667). Courthope came from a strongly royalist family who followed a financial strategy during the interregnum years. This involved buying land from royalist families and then arranging marriages with them. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Venn; Raven
References:
McMahon, S. 2000. 'John Ray (1627-1705) and the Act of Uniformity 1662', in Notes and Record, vol. 54, pp. 153-178
Notes:
Venn has approximate lifespan between 1637-1735. Hunter has year of birth as 1639 and his year of birth as 1724. |
| Code | NA5531 |