Charles Cotton
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Within Vinony's link graph, Charles Cotton is referenced by 135 other articles, and connects out to English language, Alaska and Virgil.
Vinony files it under 1630 births, 1687 deaths and 17th-century English male writers.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1630
- Died
- 1687
- Works
- 65
Top works
- Scarronides, or, Le Virgile travesty
- Poems
- The works of Michel de Montaigne
- The genuine poetical works of Charles Cotton, esq
- The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 40
- Total plays
- 140
Charles Cotton (April 28, 1630 – February 16, 1687) was an English poet and writer, best-known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from the French, for his contributions to The Compleat Angler, and for the highly influential The Compleat Gamester which has been attributed to him. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Charles+Cotton">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Cotton
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Alstonefield
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- British (English) School - Charles Cotton (1630–1687) - 419831 - National Trust.jpg
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- Commons category
- Charles Cotton (poet)
- date of birth
- 1630-01-01
- date of death
- 1687-01-01
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Charles Cotton
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