Coit may refer to:
People
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Adela Coit (1863–1932) German women's suffragist
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Coit Albertson
Edward Coit Albertson (October 14, 1880 – December 13, 1953) was an Americans, American stage and film actor.
Biography
Albertson was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of George and Elizabeth (née Stock) Albertson, and began his acting c ...
, American actor
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Coit D. Blacker
Coit Dennis Blacker is the Olivier Nomellini Professor in International Studies in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. He served as Special Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs a ...
, Special Assistant to the President
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Daniel Coit Gilman, American educator
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James Milnor Coit James Milnor Coit (January 31, 1845 – 1925) was an American teacher and scientist.
He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and educated at Hobart College. He was connected for some time with the Cleveland Tube Works. In 1876, he became mas ...
, American teacher
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John Coit Spooner, senator from Wisconsin
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Joshua Coit
Joshua Coit (October 7, 1758 – September 5, 1798) was an eighteenth-century American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Connecticut.
Early life and career
Coit was born in New London in the Connecticut C ...
: American lawyer and politician
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Judson B. Coit Observatory, the astronomical observatory of the Boston University
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Lillie Hitchcock Coit
Lillie (Elizabeth) Hitchcock Coit (August 23, 1843 – July 22, 1929) was a patron of San Francisco's volunteer firefighters and the benefactor for the construction of the Coit Tower in San Francisco.
Life
Born in West Point, New York, in 1843, ...
, firefighter and eccentric
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Madelin Coit
Madelin Coit is an American multi-disciplinary artist whose career began in the 1970s. In her work, Coit has produced numerous series across media, including sprayed-oil paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, installation, video projection, writi ...
, American multi-media artist
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Moses Coit Tyler
Moses Coit Tyler (August 2, 1835 – December 28, 1900) was an American author and professor of American history.
Biography
He was born Moses Tyler in Griswold, Connecticut. At an early age he removed with his parents to Detroit, Michigan. He en ...
, American author
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Stanton Coit, writer on ethics
Other
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Coit Tower, landmark in San Francisco
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Battle of Cat Coit Celidon, a battle in Arthurian legends
See also
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Koit (disambiguation)
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Quoit (disambiguation)
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