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Authorised form of nameCooke; Edward William (1811 - 1880)
Dates1811 - 1880
NationalityBritish
Place of birthPentonville, London, England
Date of birth27 March 1811
Place of deathGlen Andred, his residence at Groombridge, near Tunbridge Wells
Date of death04 January 1880
ActivityCareer:
His early drawings were used to illustrate John Claudius Loudon's 'Encyclopaedia of Plants'; made 70 drawings of the building of the new London Bridge (1825-1831); travelled in Belgium, Holland, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Sweden;
Memberships:
ARA (1851); RA (1864); FLS; FSA; FGS (21/05/1862)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election04/06/1863
RelationshipsSon of George Cooke, line engraver; married Jane, daughter of George Loddiges
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA6046
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1863/02Cooke, Edward William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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