Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (1902–1990), was an English pianist, teacher and adjudicator who studied privately and at the Guildhall School of Music with Arthur De Greef. Maurice Cole was born in London, England. He was the first pianist to broadcast a recital on the BBC and went on to perform, amongst many other compositions, both books of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" on the BBC Third Programme. He was professor at the Guildhall School of Music from 1953, was appointed Professor of Pianoforte at the School on two occasions and was a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. He was
George W. Cole New York. George Cole worked in the registrar's office of the New York City Post Office. In 1874 he moved to New Mexico in search of a drier climate, which was necessitated by injuries and illness related to his military service. While living in New Mexico, Cole was active in real estate speculation and resumed the practice of medicine. Cole did not recover his health; he died in Mora, New Mexico from the effects of pneumonia on December 9, 1875. He was buried at Saint Vrain Cemetery in Mora. George W. Cole George W. Cole (March 26, 1827 – December