John Coats
British Theosophist leader
About John Coats
Lived 1906 – 1979 (aged 73). John Coats was a British.
John B. S. Coats or JBS Coats (8 July 1906 in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland – 26 December 1979) was a theosophist, president of the Theosophical Society Adyar and bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church.
In 1932 he became a member of the T.S. in London. There he met Alice Bailey, C. Jinarajadasa, Rukmini Devi Arundale and George Arundale. In 1973 he became president of the T.S. Adyar.
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Who was John Coats?
British Theosophist leader (1906–1979)
When was John Coats born?
John Coats was born on 8 July 1906 in Ayr.
When did John Coats die?
John Coats died on 26 December 1979 in Chennai.
What nationality was John Coats?
John Coats was British.
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