Sir Robert Cotton
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Sir Robert Cotton was an English antiquarian and politician best known for founding the Cotton Library, one of the most important collections of medieval manuscripts in Britain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Robert Cotton canonical | 9 |
| Robert Cotton | 1 |
| Sir Robert Bruce Cotton | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antiquarian
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book collector ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advised |
James VI and I
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surface form:
King James I of England
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| baronetcyCreated | 1611 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1571-01-22 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Conington, Huntingdonshire ⓘ |
| child | Sir Thomas Cotton ⓘ |
| collectionContains |
Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
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early English historical documents ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| collectionLaterFormedPartOf |
British Museum
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surface form:
British Museum Library
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| collectionNowPartOf | British Library ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1631-05-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Jesus College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Westminster School ⓘ |
| era |
English Renaissance
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surface form:
Elizabethan era
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean era
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| familyName | Cotton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
antiquarian studies
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manuscript collection ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sir Robert Cotton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton
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| influenced | development of the British national library collections ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting medieval manuscripts
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founding the Cotton Library ⓘ preserving important early English texts ⓘ |
| legacy | Cotton Library shelfmark system using busts of Roman emperors ⓘ |
| libraryFounded | Cotton Library ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| name | Sir Robert Cotton self-link ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Cotton family ⓘ |
| notableItemInCollection |
Beowulf Manuscript (Nowell Codex)
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surface form:
Beowulf manuscript
Lindisfarne Gospels ⓘ Magna Carta ⓘ
surface form:
Magna Carta manuscripts
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight manuscript
|
| occupation |
antiquarian
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manuscript collector ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dentontownship, Huntingdonshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Westminster, London, England
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surface form:
Westminster, London
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| politicalRole | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Brocas ⓘ |
| title | baronet ⓘ |
| wasKnightedBy |
James VI and I
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surface form:
King James I of England
|
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robert Cotton
this entity surface form:
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton