About Dora Cosens
Lived 1894 – 1945 (aged 51). Dora Cosens was an architect.
Doris Morley Cosens (27 April 1894 – 5 October 1945; née Fletcher), Along with Mary Crowley and Elisabeth Scott, she was among the earliest women architects to work in Britain during the modern era.
Her best-known work is 9 Wilberforce Road (1936–37), built for the zoologist William Homan Thorpe.
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Who was Dora Cosens?
British architect
When was Dora Cosens born?
Dora Cosens was born on 27 April 1894.
When did Dora Cosens die?
Dora Cosens died on 5 October 1945.
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Dora Cosens was an architect.
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