Frank cadogan cowper biography for kids
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E. E. Cowper facts for kids
Quick facts for kids E. E. Cowper | |
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| Born | (1859-07-21)21 July 1859 Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 18 November 1933(1933-11-18) (aged 74) Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Edith Eliza Cadogan, Edith Elise Cowper, Edith Eliza Cooper |
| Occupation | Author |
| Years active | 1881 – 1932 |
Edith Elise Cadogan Cowper (21 July 1859 – 18 November 1933) was a prolific author of adventure stories for girls. She married yachtsman Frank Cowper and had eight children by him before the marriage fell apart.
Early life
Cowper was born on 21 July 1859 at Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Her parents was the Reverend Edward Cadogan (c. 1833 – 16 April 1890) and stockbroker's daughter Alice Smith (25 January 1833 – 24 March 1913). Cowper was the second of the couple's ten children. bygd the 1861 census her father has the Rector at Walton, Warwickshire, England, but moved to take up the Rectorship at Wickham in 1873, w
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Frank Cowper
British writer and journalist (1849–1930)
For the English painter and illustrator, see Frank Cadogan Cowper.
Francis Cowper (14 January 1849[1][note 1] – 28 May 1930)[3] was an English single-handed yachtsman, explorer, author, illustrator, artist, and journalist who was influential in popularizing single-handed cruising.[3] He has been credited as "the forefather of modern cruising",[4] following the publication of his five books, Sailing Tours, describing his circumnavigation of the British Isles, the East coast of Ireland, and the French coast of Brittany in a converted 29-ton, 48-foot Dover Fishing boat named Lady Harvey. In a review of the last of his sailing books published in the year of his passing, recognition of his achievements during and after his eventful life are summarized with the following accolades. His books "laid the foundation" of the pilot guides used by yachtsmen today.[5]
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Name
Frank Cadogan Cowper 1877 - 1958
CLAIM TO FAME
Popular Edwardian artist, sometimes referred to as ‘The Last of the Pre-Raphaelites
PROFILE
“His paintings are entirely self-contained and explain themselves without the word of an interpreter”, PG Konody, 1907
Frank Cadogan Cowper was born in Wicken, Northamptonshire in 1877, son of yachting author Frank Cowper. He was raised as a Plymouth Brethren and educated at Cranleigh, before going on to study art, first at St John’s Wood Art School in 1896 and then at the Royal Academy Schools from 1897-1902.
He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1899 and two years later had his first critical success there with An Aristocrat answering the Summons to Execution, Paris 1791. In 1902 Cadogan Cowper spent six months in the studio of the successful American artist Edwin Austin Abbey in Fairford, Gloucestershire, before travelling to Italy to continue his studies. He excelled as both an oil painter and water colourist, fav