Person Cotes; Roger (1682 - 1716) Cotes Roger Coates 1682 - 1716 British Male Burbage, Leicestershire, England 10 July 1682 Cambridge 05 June 1716 Burial: Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge

Clergyman, Church of England Mathematics Astronomy Education: Leicester School; pupil of his uncle, the Rev John Smith; St Paul's School; Trinity College, Cambridge. BA (1702-3), MA (1706) Career: Fellow of Trinity (1705); Tutor to the sons of the Marquis (later Duke) of Kent; as a student, came to the notice of Isaac Newton (FRS 1672), Richard Bentley (FRS 1695) and William Whiston, Lucasian Professor, who proposed him as first Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Natural Philosophy (1707-1716); ordained deacon and priest (1713); assisted Newton in the re-issue of the 'Principia'; founded an observatory at Trinity with the help of Bentley; died of a violent fever Son of Robert Cotes, Rector of Burbage, Leicestershire, and his wife, Grace, daughter of Major Farmer of Barwell, Leicestershire; cousin of Robert Smith (FRS 1719); unmarried Fellow 30/11/1711 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Taylor References: A Rupert Hall, 'Cambridge: Newton's legacy' in NR 2001 vol 55 pp 205-226 G J Whitrow, 'Newton's Role in the History of Mathematics' in NR 1989 vol 43 pp 71-92 A Rupert Hall, 'Newton and His Editors. The Wilkins Lecture, 1973' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 29-52, plate L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305 B Bradley 'Newton's Gift to Roger Cotes' NR 2012 vol 66 number 2, pages 159-168 Notes: Venn states that he was buried in All Saints', Cambridge, DNB that he was buried in Trinity Chapel. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 10 Jul 1682 - 5 Jun 1716 NA8185 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 227640cf-0bec-4d4f-85a9-a20c33b8af8e