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Robert Bruce Cotton
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Dates of existence
1571-1631
History
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet, (born January 22, 1571, Denton, Huntingdonshire [now in Cambridgeshire], England—died May 6, 1631, Westminster, London), English antiquarian, the founder of the Cottonian Library, and a prominent Parliamentarian in the reign of Charles I. The collection of historical documents that he amassed in his library eventually formed the basis of the manuscript collection of the British Museum (founded 1753). For more information see: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Robert-Bruce-Cotton-1st-Baronet