Person    | Male  Born 22/8/1877  Died 9/9/1947

Ananda Coomaraswamy

Categories: Art, History

Countries: Indian Sub-continent, Sri Lanka

A Tamil philosopher and art historian. Born in Ceylon of a Tamil father and an English mother, brought up in England. Studied at University College, London.

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Ananda Coomaraswamy

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Leonard Woolf's Ceylon

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Amy Goodman
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Ben Nicholson

Ben Nicholson

Artist. Born Denham, Buckinghamshire. Father was Sir William Nicholson, painter. Married to sculptor, Barbara Hepworth, 1938 -51. They were central to a number of groups of avant-garde artists bas...

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1 memorial
Karl Ghattas

Karl Ghattas

Born Khaled Ghattas in Egypt. He trained in several hospitals in London and Chester graduating in medicine London University 1982, but then took an MSc in philosophy at the London School of Economi...

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1 memorial
David Rhys Jones

David Rhys Jones

Trained at Central Saint Martins. His website.

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1 memorial
John Robert Cozens

John Robert Cozens

Watercolour painter.  Probably born in London.  Travelled on the Continent.   Painted principally landscapes and nature, especially trees.  From 1794 suffered mental illness and died in the care of...

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1 memorial

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John Passmore Edwards

John Passmore Edwards

Political and social reformer, politician, peace activist, and anti-slavery campaigner he became one of the most successful newspaper proprietors of his time. Born in a small Cornish village and ed...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Peace, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Social Welfare

13 memorials
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

The oldest of the three royal boroughs in England, it was formed in 1965 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Kingston-upon-Thames (which itself was a Royal Borough), Malden and Coombe and Su...

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8 memorials
Stepney Borough Council

Stepney Borough Council

Former London borough which is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Group, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Palace Theatre - SWET

Palace Theatre - SWET

W1, Shaftesbury Avenue, 109

{Above a stylized picture of two performers:} Palace Theatre Built for Richard D'Oyly Carte in 1891 by T E Colcutt and known as the 'Roya...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
6 Burlington Gardens - Bentham

6 Burlington Gardens - Bentham

W1, Burlington Gardens, 6

There are 22 statues on the façade of this building. Each is labelled with his (always 'his') surname. There are 12 at the top up against...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator