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Authorised form of nameCooke; John (1756 - 1838)
Dates1756 - 1838
NationalityBritish
Place of birthLancashire, England
Date of birth1756
Place of deathHis house in Gower Street, London
Date of death01 January 1838
ActivityEducation:
MD
Memberships:
FRCP, FSA
Freemason, joined three London Lodges; 1802, unnamed Lodge No 3, then meeting at the George and Vulture, Lower Shadwell, london, subsequently St George's Lodge No 5, now St George's and Cornerstone Lodge No 5
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election06/12/1821
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society; Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Freemasons' London, 2010, page 23-24
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/285593922
CodeNA4934
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/000943Cooke, Johnnd
EC/1821/34Cooke, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/1/260Letter from John Cooke, Gower Street, to the Royal Society 8 December 1830
MC/1Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1800-1831
AP/8A/6/3Unpublished diagrams, land-based navigational charts by [John Cooke]1809
AP/8A/6Unpublished paper, 'An essay on the improvement of navigation by means of new sea-charts and nautical tables' by John Cooke1809
AP/8A/6/2Unpublished diagrams, navigational charts by [John Cooke]1809
AP/8A/6/1Unpublished manuscript, 'An essay on the improvement of navigation by means of new sea-charts and nautical tables' by John Cooke1809
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