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for printing| Donald Coxeter was always known as Donald which
came from his third name MacDonald. This needs a little
explanation. He was first given the name MacDonald Scott
Coxeter, but a godparent suggested that his father's name should
be added, so Harold was added at the front. Another relative
noted that H M S Coxeter made him sound like a ship. A
permutation of the names resulted in Harold Scott MacDonald
Coxeter. Donald Coxeter's father was Harold Coxeter (born London
about 1878) who was a gas manufacturer and his mother was Lucy
Coxeter (born Lincoln about 1872) who was a painter. Donald was
educated at the University of Cambridge, receiving his B.A. in
1929. He continued to study for a doctorate at Cambridge under H
F Baker, and this was awarded in 1931. He then became a Fellow
continuing his researches at Cambridge. During this period he
spent two years as a r