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Matthias Koops (band Member)
Matthias Koops (active 1789–1805) was a British paper-maker who invented the first practical processes for manufacturing paper from wood pulp, straw, or recycled waste paper, without the necessity of including expensive linen or cotton rags. Koops was born in Pomerania, the son of Matthias and Katherina Dorothea Koops. By 1789 he had immigrated to England, for he leased a house in Edmonton, London, that year. In 1790 married Elizabethe Jane Austen at St Marylebone Parish Church. He was naturalized on 1 April 1790. From 1800–1801, Koops operated the Neckinger Mill in Bermondsey, London, where he experimented with making paper from straw, hay, wood pulp, recycled paper, and other items, without the necessity of cloth. In 1801, Koops was granted two patents for these inventions, issued on 17 February and 18 May. These patents granted him the "sole privilege of making paper from straw, hay, thistles, waste and refuse of hemp and flax, and different kinds of wood and bark" for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koops Historical Account
Koops is a Dutch patronymic surname derived from the given name ''Koop'', a short form of Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E .... People with the surname Koops include: *Evert Koops (1885–1938), Dutch track and field athlete *Matthias Koops (floruit, fl. 1789–1805), Pomeranian-born British paper-maker *Roelof Koops (1909–2008), Dutch speed skater *Steven Koops (born 1978), Australian rules footballer Koops is also a shy Koopa Troopa character in the video game ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. See also *Koop (other) References {{surname Dutch-language surnames Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
