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John Paul Cooper

British architect

John Paul Cooper (3 October 1869 – 3 May 1933) was a British architect and a leading craftsman in the Arts and Crafts Movement, specialising in metalwork and jewellery. He is particularly noted for the use of materials such as shagreen and ostrich egg in combination with precious metals and gemstones.2

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Born Oct 3, 1869, died May 3, 1933.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedBradfield College3 4

Career

Occupation: jewelry designer, university teacher, silversmith, architect, painter.4 7

Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom8

John Paul Cooper was the son of John Harris Cooper and grew up in Rotherby and then Evington Hall, Leicester. He worked with his second cousin May Morgan Oliver from 1899 and married her in 1901. Their son Francis worked with John as a metalworker from 1924. Their daughter Katherine ("Kanty") was a sculptor (a student of Henry Moore) and a humanitarian aid worker during the Spanish Civil War. He is buried in Cudham, Kent.

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