Everard Cotes

Everard Charles Cotes (1862–1944) was an English-born entomologist and journalist who spent much of his career in India. He worked at the Indian Museum in Calcutta, where he published scientific studies and catalogues on Indian insects, especially moths and other species important to agriculture.

Later, he moved into journalism and is often noted in literary history as the husband of Canadian writer and journalist Sara Jeannette Duncan. Alongside his scientific writing, he also produced travel-based and journalistic books, drawing on firsthand experience of India and neighboring regions.

Though not as widely remembered as some of his contemporaries, Cotes had an unusually varied career. His writing reflects both close scientific attention and the broader curiosity of a reporter, which makes him an interesting figure for listeners drawn to colonial-era nonfiction, natural history, and travel writing.