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  1. John Alcock

    John Alcock may refer to John Alcock RAF officer 1892 1919 , British Royal Air Force officer John Alcock bishop c. 1430 1500 , English churchman John Alcock organist 1715 1806 , English organist and composer John Alcock behavioral ecologist born 1942 , American author, professor at Arizona State University hndis Alcock, John DEFAULTSORT Alcock, John it John Alcock no John Alcock ...   more details



  1. John Alcock (organist)

    John Alcock , 11 April 1715, London &ndash 23 February 1806 was an English organist and composer. He wrote instrumental music, Glee music glees and much church music. Career He was a pupil of John Stanley composer John Stanley at St. Paul s Cathedral , and he earned a doctorate in music at the University of Oxford in 1766. ref name Harvard Bio cite book last Randel first Don Michael, ed. title The Harvard biographical dictionary of music year 1996 publisher Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press location Cambridge, Mass. isbn 0674372999 pages 12 chapter Alcock, John ref Much detail of his life is included in his semi autobiographical novel, The Life Of Miss Fanny Brown published under the pseudonym John Piper in 1771. He also held a position as private organist to the Earl of Donegall . He was Organist of St Andrew s Church, Plymouth 1737 1741 Organist of St Laurence s Church, Reading 1741 1750 Organist of Lichfield Cathedral 1750 1761 Organist of Sutton Coldfield Parish Church 1761 1786 Organist of Church of St Editha, Tamworth St. Editha s Church, Tamworth 1766 1790 ref Cathedral Organists, John E. West, London, Novello and Company, 1899. ref References Reflist External links DNB Poster Alcock, John 1715 1806 John Alcock WIMA idx Alcock name John Alcock ChoralWiki John Alcock Sr. John Alcock IMSLP id Alcock Sr., John cname John Alcock Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Alcock, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES Piper, John SHORT DESCRIPTION English composer and organist DATE OF BIRTH 11 April 1715 PLACE OF BIRTH London DATE OF DEATH 23 February 1806 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Alcock, John Category Cathedral organists Category English organists Category 1715 births Category 1806 deaths Category English composers Category Glee composers Category Classical composers of church music it John Alcock organista ...   more details



  1. John Alcock (behavioral ecologist)

    Image Replace this image male.svg right John Alcock born 1942 is an United States American behavior al ecology ecologist and author . He is currently the Emeritus Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University . His research interests include the evolution of diversity in insect populations , studying the adaptation adaptive value of different ways in which males find mating partners. He has authored several books, including The Kookaburras Song Exploring Animal Behavior in Australia 1988 , Sonoran Desert Summer 1990 , The Triumph of Sociobiology 2003 , and Animal Behavior An Evolutionary Approach ninth edition, 2009 . He authored Sonoran Desert Spring 1994 which was illustrated by Marilyn Hoff Stewart , and also authored In a Desert Garden Love and Death Among the Insects 1999 illustrated by Turid Forsyth . Alcock is one of the original scientists to participate in the Ask A Biologist program and continues to participate in interviews as well as answering questions from students around the world. Books Animal Behavior An Evolutionary Approach , Sinauer Associates. Sunderland, 2005, ISBN 0878930051 An Enthusiasm for Orchids Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution , Oxford University Press, USA, 2005, ISBN 978 0195182743 The Triumph of Sociobiology , Oxford University Press, USA, 2003, ISBN 978 0195163353 External links http askabiologist.asu.edu podcasts index all.html Alcock Biology Net Ask A Biologist podcast interview of John Alcock http askabiologist.asu.edu profiles alcock Cowpies, Termites a Main Attraction Ask A Biologist children profile of John Alcock http sols.asu.edu faculty jalcock.php Arizona State University Profile Page http www.amazon.com dp 0195143833 Books on Amazon.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Alcock, John ... Alcock, John Category 1942 births Category Living people Category Arizona State University faculty Category Harvard University alumni Category John Burroughs Medal recipients de John Alcock ...   more details



  1. John Alcock (RAF officer)

    File William Alcock.jpg thumb right Sir John William Alcock Order of the British Empire KBE , Distinguished ... crashed aircraft and this came to be known as the Alcock Scout . For his actions just before he was shot down, Alcock was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross United Kingdom Distinguished Service Cross DSC Flt. Lieut. John William Alcock, R.N.A.S. now prisoner . For the great skill, judgment and dash ... . Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown took off from St John s, Newfoundland, at 1 45 pm local ... 4 other individuals John Alcock, Mary Alcock, Edward Samson Alcock and Elsie Moseley. ref See also ... history newsid 8345000 8345313.stm Stretford s pioneering aviator Sir John Alcock http www.npg.org.uk collections search portrait.php?locid 51&rNo 5 Portrait of Sir John William Alcock by Ambrose McEvoy at the National Portrait Gallery, London Commons category inline bullet none John William Alcock wwi air Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Alcock, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... DEFAULTSORT Alcock, John Category English aviators Category Aviators killed in aviation accidents ... Trophy winners Category Aviation pioneers bg da John W. Alcock de John Alcock Pilot es John William Alcock gl John Alcock id John Alcock it John Alcock aviatore he nl John Alcock ja no John Alcock flyver pl John Alcock pt John Alcock sv John William Alcock tr John ... Air Force who, together with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown , piloted the Alcock and Brown first non stop transatlantic flight from St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s , Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland to Clifden , Connemara , Ireland . Biography Jack Alcock was born ... this period that Alcock met the Frenchman Maurice Ducrocq who was both a demonstration pilot and UK sales representative for aero engines made by the Italian Spirito Mario Viale. Ducrocq took Alcock .... Alcock became an experienced military pilot and instructor during World War I with the Royal Naval ...   more details



  1. John Alcock (bishop)

    Infobox Christian leader type Bishop name John Alcock title Bishop of Ely image Bishop John Alcock, statue ... br Bishop of Worcester John Alcock circa c. 1430 1 October 1500 was an English churchman. Biography Alcock was born at Beverley in Yorkshire , son of Sir William Alcock, Burgess of Kingston upon Hull and educated at university of Cambridge Cambridge . ref Venn id ALCK469J name Alcock, John ref In 1461 ... , vol. i. Notes reflist 2 References DNB Poster Alcock, John 1430 1500 John Alcock cite book author ... 1500 s aft after Richard Redman bishop Richard Redman s end Persondata NAME Alcock, John ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Alcock, John Category 1430s births Category 1500 deaths Category People from Beverley ... schools and colleges Category Tudor bishops Category Masters of the Rolls de John Alcock Bischof it John Alcock vescovo no John Alcock biskop pt John Alcock bispo simple John Alcock bishop ... predecessor John Morton archbishop John Morton successor Richard Redman bishop Richard Redman Orders ... name Handbook88 Alcock was one of the leading pre Protestant Reformation Reformation divines he was a man ... of the former convent of St Radegund . Alcock was appointed to the Council in 1470 and became Master ... , at Stony Stratford . Alcock was arrested and removed from office but soon rejoined the Council. He ... that met the Scots at Nottingham . Later Alcock was one of several clerics who openly canvassed ... king s most trusted servants. Alcock died on 1 October 1500 ref name Handbook245 and lies buried in the Alcock Chantry in Ely Cathedral . The Princes in the Tower Valerie Anand , a believer in the innocence of Richard III in the matter of The Princes in the Tower , points out the fact that Alcock ... ref This would have been unthinkable if Alcock had any reason at all to suspect that King Richard had done any harm at all to young Edward. Writings Alcock s published writings, most of which are extremely rare, are Mons Perfectionis, or the Hill of Perfection London, 1497 Gallicontus Johannis Alcock ...   more details



  1. Alcock

    Alcock is a surname , and may refer to Alfred William Alcock , British naturalist C. W. Alcock , British sports administrator and creator of the FA Cup Charles R. Alcock , American astronomer Deborah Alcock , British author of fiction Edward Alcock , English footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers George Alcock , British astronomer George Alcock footballer ,English footballer Harry Alcock , English footballer who played for Walsall John Alcock , one of several people including John Alcock aviator , pioneer aviator, of Alcock and Brown John Alcock bishop , English bishop of the fifteenth century John Alcock behavioral ecologist , American bevavioral ecologist and author Leslie Alcock , British archaeologist Sir Michael Alcock , British air chief marshal Nathan Alcock , British physician Reg Alcock , Canadian politician Ronald Alcock d. 1991 , British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher Rutherford Alcock , British diplomat Siccature Alcock, birth name of Jah Cure , Jamaican reggae musician Terry Alcock , English footballer Vivien Alcock , British children s writer Walter Galpin Alcock , English organist and composer See also Alcott Aycock Alcock s canal surname de Alcock fr Alcock nl Alcock ...   more details



  1. Alcock and Gander

    infobox television show name Alcock and Gander image caption genre Situation comedy Sitcom runtime 30 minutes creator starring Beryl Reid br Richard O Sullivan br John Cater producer Thames Television country United Kingdom network ITV first aired 5 June last aired 10 July 1972 num episodes 6 Alcock and Gander is a United Kingdom British Situation comedy sitcom that aired on ITV in 1972. Starring Beryl Reid and Richard O Sullivan , it lasted for one series. It was written by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke , who later wrote Man About the House , where O Sullivan was the lead male character. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television . Cast Beryl Reid Mrs Marigold Alcock Richard O Sullivan Richard Gander John Cater Ernest Plot The series starts as Marigold Alcock inherits her husband s business The Alcock Group of Companies upon his death. The companies, whose headquarters are above a strip club in Soho , include Sotheby s Racing Service Ltd and Hugh Blanding s Detective Agency . The elderly Ernest is her office assistant, while her partner is Richard Gander. He was given partnership in the company after a Alcock Economy Coach Tour went wrong. Episodes The Safe Breaker 5 June 1972 Husband In A Hurry 12 June 1972 Soho Is Too Small 19 June 1972 Pontoon 26 June 1972 The Strip Club 3 July 1972 Artistic Books, Soho, Ltd 10 July 1972 References Mark Lewisohn , Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy , BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003 http www.phill.co.uk comedy alcock index.html British TV Comedy Guide for Alcock and Gander External links Imdb title 0068033 British Comedy Guide tv alcock and gander CookeMortimer DEFAULTSORT Alcock and Gander Category 1972 television series debuts Category 1972 television series endings Category 1972 in British television Category 1970s British television series Category ITV sitcoms ...   more details



  1. Charles Alcock

    Charles Alcock may refer to Charles R. Alcock born 1951 , New Zealand astronomer C. W. Alcock , Charles William Alcock 1842 1907 , English footballer, creator of the FA Cup and organiser of the first Test in England hndis name Alcock, Charles DEFAULTSORT Alcock, Charles de Charles Alcock ...   more details



  1. Leslie Alcock

    Leslie Alcock 24 April 1925 &mdash 6 June 2006 was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow ... and a series of major hillforts in Scotland. Early years Alcock was born in Manchester . His intellectual ... British excavations at D nas Powys in Wales Alcock 1963 and South Cadbury Alcock 1972 . During ..., and many of the leading figures in British archaeology today encountered Alcock as a teacher at that time. Cadbury The Cadbury Castle, Somerset Cadbury Castle work really made Alcock s name. The hillfort had a traditional link with Camelot and the King Arthur Arthurian legends , and Alcock made sure ..., making Alcock into one of the better known British archaeologists of the time. His methodology made ... that Alcock was at the cutting edge of archaeology. Alcock s sense of humour also came out during ... the needs of moniers moved to hill for security during the early 11th century AD. Alcock was able to tell ... recovered meant that his publication of the site Alcock 1972 was really a large scale interim report ... in 1995 Alcock 1995 , and 2000 for the earlier material Barrett et al. 2000 . The main drawback for Alcock ... 1994 until his death in 2006 Alcock was patron of the http www.historic environment.co.uk scep index.html .... Later career The publicity from the South Cadbury excavations meant that Alcock was one ... with a review of Pictish settlements Alcock 1980 , but his manifesto for his new research trajectory came in a publication looking at hillforts across Britain Alcock 1981 , although he had been working on this trajectory from 1973 Alcock & Alcock 1992, 216 . In this paper, Alcock listed the centres ... noble mentioned in Adomn n s Life of Columba Alcock & Alcock 1992, 242 . As a result of this list, Alcock undertook a series of what he called reconnaissance excavations on sites in the list ... of reports in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland http www.socantscot.org Alcock et al. 1986 Alcock & Alcock 1987 Alcock et al. 1989 Alcock & Alcock 1990 Alcock & Alcock 1992 ...   more details



  1. Edward Alcock

    Edward Alcock may refer to Edward Alcock artist fl. 1745 1778 , English painter of portraits and miniatures. Edward Alcock footballer 1914 1939 , English footballer for Tranmere Rovers and Congleton Town hndis Alcock, Edward DEFAULTSORT Alcock, Edward ...   more details



  1. Alcock Island

    Orphan date February 2009 Alcock Island Coord 64 14 S 61 8 W display inline,title is an island lying west of Charles Point in Hughes Bay , off the west coast of Graham Land . The name Penguin Island was used for the feature by whalers operating in the area in 1922. Since this name has not been used on published maps and is a duplication of an Penguin Island South Shetland Islands earlier name , it has been rejected and a new name substituted. Alcock Island is for Sir John Alcock RAF officer John W. Alcock 1892&ndash 1919 , who, with Sir Arthur Whitten Brown , made the first nonstop trans Atlantic flight on June 14&ndash 15, 1919. See also List of antarctic and sub antarctic islands References usgs gazetteer id 206 Category Islands of Graham Land Category Danco Coast DancoCoast geo stub ...   more details



  1. Samuel Alcock

    Image Alcock Nelson Jug.jpg thumb The Nelson Jug, 1851, Samuel Alcock & Co. V&A Museum no. CIRC.645 1962 Samuel Alcock 1799 1848 was a leading pottery manufacturer based in Burslem , Staffordshire in the mid 19th century. Samuel also spelt Samual in some contemporary references , born in Kingsley, Staffordshire , was the youngest of the nine children of Thomas 1746 1816 and Catherine Alcock 1756 1838 . ref http www.info4antiques.org ARTICLEpgs CERAMICS ARTICLES Staffordshire Pottery Alcock.htm Samuel Alcock Pottery , www.Marks4Antiques.com, 2009 ref Samuel Alcock & Co. Though from a farming background, he developed an interest in commerce after working with his uncle Joseph Locker, a grocer, tea dealer, provision dealer, chandler and banker of the Market Square, Hanley, Staffordshire Hanley . His introduction to pottery came when he embarked upon a partnership with Ralph Stevenson of Cobridge, Staffordshire. By the 1830s Stevenson employed 600 people at his works. In 1828, Alcock developed his own business and began work on the Hill Top site in Cobridge. In 1839 he completed work on a large factory, built in the Venetian style, on the junction of Westport Road and Greenhead Street. In November of that year a party to celebrate the opening was held at the George Hotel and on 10 June ..., Alcock was appointed improvement commissioner for Burslem and on the 9th June 1842 was elected chief ..., had been hastily organized as special constables, by the praiseworthy exertions of Samuel Alcock, Esq., the chief constable of Burslem. ref The Borough of Stoke upon Trent , John Ward, 1843 ref On 10 November 1848 Samuel Alcock died and his works closed around 1859. Samuel was married to Elizabeth and had eleven children. References reflist External links http www.thepotteries.org people alcock sam.htm Use dmy dates date December 2010 Persondata NAME Alcock ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Alcock Category 1799 births Category 1848 deaths Category English potters UK artist stub ...   more details



  1. Rutherford Alcock

    File Rutherford Alcock, Lock & Whitfield woodburytype, 1876 84.jpg thumb Sir Rutherford Alcock Sir Rutherford Alcock Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB May 1809 ref name archive http www.archive.org ... during the Victorian era as illustrated in the career of Sir Rutherford Alcock ref spaced ndash 2 ... life Alcock was the son of the physician , Dr. Thomas Alcock, who practised at Ealing , near London. He was named John Rutherford Alcock , but dropped the John very early. ref name archive As he grew up, Alcock followed his father into the medical profession. In 1836, he became a surgeon in the marine brigade which took part in the Carlist War , gaining distinction through his services. Alcock was made ... s officer. Fuchow was one of the ports opened to trade by the Treaty of Nanking , and Alcock had ... 64 Image TozenjiBeato1860s.JPG thumb Rutherford Alcock located the British legation in Tokyo from ... just below Ambassador. ref Alcock opened the first British legation in Japan within the grounds of T zen ... , Sir Rutherford Alcock, 1860. ref Perrin, Noel. 1979 . Giving Up the Gun, p. 90 ref In those ... sonn j i . In 1860, Mr. Alcock s native interpreter was murdered at the gate of the legation, and in the following ... subdivision Mito Han , whose attack was repulsed by Mr. Alcock and his staff. In 1860 he became the first ... to England on leave on March 1862, and was replaced in Japan by Colonel Neale . Alcock had already ... daughter of Charles Bacon , who died in 1853, and second on 8 July 1862 to the widow of the Rev. John Lowder. His second wife died on 13 March 1899. Alcock was the author of several works, and was one ... works In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Rutherford Alcock, OCLC WorldCat ... identities lccn n81 79947 Alcock, Rutherford Sir 1809 1897 ref dynamic list Notes on the Medical ..., Sent from Japan by Rutherford Alcock 1862 The Capital of the Tycoon a Narrative of a Three Years Residence in Japan 1863 Correspondence with Sir Rutherford Alcock Respecting Missionaries at Hankow ...   more details



  1. Simon Alcock

    multiple issues BLP sources January 2012 no footnotes January 2012 one source January 2012 orphan September 2010 Simon Alcock died 1459? was an English scholastic writer. Biography He was educated at the University of Oxford , where he took the degrees of M.A. and D.D. Before 1422 he was presented to the living of West Tilbury in Essex , which he resigned in 1428 for that of Lamarsh in the same county. A prebend in Hereford Cathedral was apparently conferred on Alcock on 25 August 1436 it seems probable that he subsequently became Canon of Lincoln , and was buried in the cathedral there on 10 August 1459. Alcock apparently maintained throughout his life his connection with Oxford, and he is still numbered among the benefactors of the libraries of Oriel and Magdalen Colleges. His works, which were never printed, include commentaries on Peter Lombard s Liber Sententiarum, entitled Expositiones in Sententias Longobardi, and many sermons. He was also the author of a Tractatus de modo dividendi thema pro materia sermonis dilatanda, which is preserved among the Harleian MSS., and of a Libellus de arte dictaminis, preserved among the MSS. of St. John s College, Oxford, the colophon of which states it to have been prepared as a lecture a magistro Symone Alkoke, doctore in theologia, anno Domini Mo cccco 27. Another work in manuscript at St. John s College, Oxford, entitled Libellus de arte scribendi epistolas , has also been ascribed to Alcock. References DNB wstitle Alcock, Simon Use dmy dates date September 2010 Persondata NAME Alcock, Simon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Writer DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1459 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Alcock, Simon Category 1459 deaths Category Year of birth unknown Category English religious writers Category Alumni of the University of Oxford ...   more details



  1. Ruth Alcock

    Ruth Alcock may refer to Ruth Alcock, character in The Lakes TV series The Lakes TV series Ruth Follows , maiden name Alcock hndis Follows, Ruth ...   more details



  1. Reg Alcock

    Infobox CanadianMP honorific prefix small The Honourable small br name Reginald B. Alcock image term ... end2 February 5th, 2006 predecessor2 Lucienne Robillard successor2 John Baird office3 Minister responsible ... Ralph Goodale successor4 Chuck Strahl spouse Karen Taraska Alcock children Sarah, Matthew, Christina Reginald B. Alcock , Queen s Privy Council for Canada PC April 16, 1948 October 14, 2011 ... Prime Minister Paul Martin . Alcock was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada . Early life and career Alcock was born in Winnipeg , Manitoba . He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser ... sex abuse. ref Reg Alcock, official biographical sketch, 2006 campaign material. ref Alcock has also ... Liberal Party in the early 1980s. ref Paul Samyn, Doer, Alcock crusaders again , Winnipeg Free Press , 11 April 2005, A7. ref Alcock was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the Winnipeg ..., Liberal gains no fluke , Toronto Star , 23 November 1988, A21. ref Alcock served as official opposition ... Liberal Party in 1990, ref Paul Samyn, Alcock wants PM to retire early , Winnipeg Free Press , 18 December 2002. ref and declared his own intention to enter federal politics in 1992. ref John ..., D2. ref Alcock won the Liberal nomination for Winnipeg South in early 1993, defeating rival candidate ... er. Government backbencher Alcock soon developed a reputation as one of the most technologically savvy ... office from his riding instead of relying on permanent staff in Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa . ref John ... to the standing committee on foreign affairs and international trade in 1995, ref Alcock named .... Alcock, along with other Manitoba Liberal MPs, requested a delay until the flooding was under ... called the election anyway, Alcock transformed his campaign office into a volunteer relief centre ... Press , 17 March 1998, A1. ref There were frequent rumours that Alcock would be appointed to the Chr tien ... Post , 25 July 2002, A01. ref Alcock increased his public profile in 2003, after chairing a committee ...   more details



  1. Deborah Alcock

    orphan date June 2007 Deborah Alcock 1825 1913 is best known as the author of historical fiction on religious themes. She was born in Kilkenny , where her father, the Venerable John Alcock, became Archdeacon of Waterford . She lived with her father, writing a memoir of him on his death, and stayed umarried herself. Her work The Spanish Brothers , published in 1870, was set in the 16th century and was a tale of Christian martyrs Protestant martyrdom . Other work includes The Czar 1882 , set during the French invasion of Russia Archie s Chances 1886 , and Prisoners of hope 1894 . A biography of her, http www.telusplanet.net public inhpubl webip Alcock00.htm The Author of Spanish Brothers , was written by Elisabeth Boyd Bayley. refimprove date June 2007 Persondata NAME Alcock, Deborah ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Irish author DATE OF BIRTH 1825 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1913 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Alcock, Deborah Category 1825 births Category 1913 deaths Category 19th century Irish people Category Historical fiction writers Category Irish women writers Category Irish memoirists Category People from County Kilkenny Ireland writer stub ...   more details



  1. Michael Alcock

    BBC 1, 12 July 1999 ref Alcock was succeeded by John Allison RAF officer Sir John Allison on 8 March ...Infobox military person name Sir Michael Alcock birth date Birth date and age 1936 7 11 df yes death date birth place death place placeofburial image caption nickname allegiance flag United Kingdom serviceyears 1959 1996 rank Air Chief Marshal branch air force United Kingdom commands RAF Logistics Command Logistics Command unit battles awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath br Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire laterwork Aerospace consultant Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert James Michael Alcock Order of the Bath GCB Order of the British Empire KBE DSc FEng FIMechE Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society FRAeS born 11 July 1936 , ref http www.burkes peerage.net FamilyHomepage.aspx?FID 135 Burke s Peerage ref usually referred to as Sir Michael Alcock , is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and an aerospace consultant. RAF career Educated at Victoria College, Jersey , ref http www.anglo chinese.com school VictoriaCollege.htm Victoria College ref Alcock was commissioned in the Technical Branch of the Royal Air Force in 1959. ref name RAF hist soc http www.rafmuseum.org.uk research documents Journal 2035 20 20Seminar 20 20Supply.pdf Support for the RAF in the Twenty ... War , Alcock was Air Officer Engineering at Headquarters RAF Strike Command Strike Command . ref ... year Alcock graduated from Cranfield University ref http www.cranfield.ac.uk alumni graduation ... and Alcock became the first non aircrew officer to sit on the Air Force Board. ref name RAF hist soc Additionally, Alcock continued to be designated as the RAF s Chief Engineer. ref http news.bbc.co.uk ... Logistics Command Logistics Command years 1994 1996 s aft after John Allison RAF officer Sir John Allison s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Alcock, Michael ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Alcock, Michael Category 1936 births Category Living people Category Royal ...   more details



  1. Nathan Alcock

    Infobox Person name Nathan Alcock image image size caption birth date September 1707 birth place Aston, Vale Royal Aston , Runcorn , br Cheshire , England death date 8 December 1779 death place Runcorn education University of Edinburgh Edinburgh University br Leiden University occupation Physician title Doctor spouse parents children nationality English website Nathan Alcock September 1707 8 December 1779 was an English physician . Early life and education Nathan Alcock was born at Aston, Vale Royal Aston , near Runcorn , Cheshire , the second son of David Alcock and his wife Mary n e Breck. ref cite book last Starkey first H. F. title Old Runcorn publisher Halton Borough Council year 1990 location Halton page 52 ref David Alcock was a descendent of John Alcock bishop Bishop John Alcock , the founder of Jesus College, Cambridge . ref name nick cite book last Nickson first Charles title History of Runcorn publisher Mackie & Co year 1887 location London and Warrington pages 131&ndash 133 ref He was educated initially by his parents and then at a local school ref name chalmers cite book last Chalmers first Alexander authorlink coauthors title The General Biographical Dictionary Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the most Eminent Persons in Every Nation Particularly the British and Irish from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time publisher ... dislike of the schoolmaster. ref name dnb Moore, Norman 2004 Alcock, Nathan 1709 1779 , rev. Caroline ... during his lifetime but his brother Thomas Alcock clergyman Thomas , vicar of Runcorn, edited and published ... dnb Also after Nathan s death, in 1780, Thomas Alcock published his biography entitled Some Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Nathan Alcock . ref name nick Notes DNB Poster Alcock, Nathan Nathan Alcock Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Alcock, Nathan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... OF DEATH 8 December 1779 PLACE OF DEATH Runcorn DEFAULTSORT Alcock, Nathan Category 1707 births Category ...   more details



  1. Thomas Alcock

    Thomas Alcock may refer to Thomas Alcock adventurer died 1563 , English adventurer Thomas Alcock clergyman 1709 1798 , Anglican vicar who was a pluralist and an author Thomas Alcock Ordnance 1762 1856 , Treasurer of the Ordnance Thomas Alcock MP 1801 1866 , Member of Parliament for Newton 1826&ndash 1830, Ludlow 1839&ndash 1840, and East Surrey 1847&ndash 1865 Thomas Alcock surgeon 1784 1833 See also Thomas Alcock Beck 1795 1846 , author hndis name Alcock, Thomas DEFAULTSORT Alcock, Thomas ...   more details



  1. Scotty Alcock

    Infobox MLB player name Scotty Alcock position Third baseman bats Right throws Right birth date Birth date 1885 11 29 birth place Wooster, Ohio death date death date and age 1973 1 30 1885 11 29 death place Wooster, Ohio debutdate April 19 debutyear 1914 debutteam Chicago White Sox finaldate August 2 finalyear 1914 finalteam Chicago White Sox stat1label Batting average stat1value .173 stat2label Home run s stat2value 0 stat3label Hit baseball Hit s stat3value 27 stat4label Run batted in Runs batted in stat4value 7 teams nowiki nowiki Chicago White Sox By 1914 John Forbes Alcock November 29, 1885, in Wooster, Ohio Wooster , Ohio January 30, 1973 is a former baseball player who played one season for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball . References Baseballstats br a alcocsc01 fangraphs 1000112 cube Scotty Alcock Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Alcock, Scotty ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1885 PLACE OF BIRTH Wooster, Ohio DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1973 PLACE OF DEATH Wooster, Ohio DEFAULTSORT Alcock, Scotty Category 1885 births Category 1973 deaths Category Chicago White Sox players Category Baseball players from Ohio Category Major League Baseball third basemen Category Major League Baseball second basemen Category Birmingham Barons players Category East Liverpool Potters baseball players Category Chattanooga Lookouts players Category Mobile Sea Gulls players Category Albany Babies players Category Canton Statesmen players Category Grand Rapids Black Sox players Category Erie Sailors players Category Oakland Oaks baseball players Category Vernon Tigers players Category Beaumont Exporters players Category People from Wayne County, Ohio US baseball third baseman stub ...   more details



  1. 3174 Alcock

    Notability Astro date February 2012 Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Alcock symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Bowell, E. discovery site Flagstaff AM discovered October 26, 1984 designations yes mp name 3174 alt names 1984 UV named after George Alcock mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.6929458 perihelion 2.5990996 semimajor eccentricity 0.1738459 period 2038.1737488 avg speed inclination 2.37317 asc node 72.27128 mean anomaly 53.92941 arg peri 5.89226 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 11.8 3174 Alcock 1984 UV is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1984 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff AM . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 3174 Alcock JPL Small Body Database Browser on 3174 Alcock Reflist Minor planets navigator 3173 McNaught 3175 Netto Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Alcock Category Discoveries by Edward L. G. Bowell Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for people Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1984 Beltasteroid stub ca 3174 Alcock de 3174 Alcock es 3174 Alcock eo 3174 Alcock fa it 3174 Alcock la 3174 Alcock hu 3174 Alcock ja pl 3174 Alcock pt 3174 Alcock sk 3174 Alcock sr 3174 Alcock uk 3174 vi 3174 Alcock yo 3174 Alcock ...   more details



  1. Alcock's Arabian

    File Alcock arabian.jpg thumb 250px center Alcock s Arabian center Alcock s Arabian foaled 1700, died ca. 1722 , also known as Mr Alcock s Arabian , the Brownlow Turk , the Honeywood Arabian and the Akaster Turk , was an Arabian horse Arabian Gray horse grey horse imported into the Kingdom of England early in the 18th century. He is claimed as the ancestor of all grey Thoroughbred horses. ref name wentworth Origins Robert Sutton diplomat Sir Robert Sutton 1671 1746 , English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul Constantinople from 1700 to 1717, acquired the horse in Constantinople, with some other Arabians, and had him shipped to England in 1704. ref name georgianindex http www.georgianindex.net Sport Horse racers.html Racers at georgianindex.net, accessed 16 February 2012 ref Much of the older horse racing literature refers to another 18th century grey stallion , the Brownlow Turk , but Judith Blunt Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth Lady Wentworth researched the matter and found that when Alcock s Arabian was sold, a new owner gave him that name, so that the two horses are one and the same. ref name georgianindex Indeed, the horse changed hands several times and is reported to have ... thoroughbreds are descended in direct though not exclusively male line from the Grey Alcock Arabian ... Jackson, The Encyclopedia of the Horse Viking Press, 1973 , p. 47 Alcock Arabian ... Imported with the Holdernesse ... and early 19th century the name Mr Alcock s Arabian was also used. ref The Sporting Magazine ..., Spot, Gentleman, Brilliant, Black and All Black, Imported Sober John, Berie s Ramper, and Spectator ... male line was the progenitor of one solitary winner of the Derby that was Mr. Alcock s Arabian ... 100 & http babel.hathitrust.org cgi pt?id uc1.b4202515 seq 256 236 237 ref As the Brownlow Turk, Alcock ... Although his sire line is believed now to be extinct, Alcock s Arabian is claimed as the ancestor of all ... horse book 1991 , p. 67 ...every grey Thoroughbred traces back to Alcock s Arabian. ref His status ...   more details



  1. Antony Alcock

    Use dmy dates date April 2012 Antony Evelyn Alcock 12 September 1936 2 September 2006 ref name inside.ulster.ac.uk http inside.ulster.ac.uk 2006 10 16 obituary professor antony alcock University of Ulster ref was a historian and Ulster Unionist politician. Born in Valletta, Malta , he grew up in Devon and Hampshire ref http www.guardian.co.uk otherlives story 0,,1969811,00.html The Guardian ref while at Harrow School from 1950 to 1954. ref http inside.ulster.ac.uk 2006 10 16 obituary professor antony alcock University of Ulster ref Following his education he was Commissioned during National Service into the Seaforth Highlanders . ref name inside.ulster.ac.uk After leaving the Army in 1957 he studied History and Political Science at McGill University Montreal following which he moved to the United States and 1962 he gained an MA in History from Stanford University . He studied for his doctorate the history of South Tyrol , at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva between 1963 and 1968. In September 1974 he became Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of West European Studies at the University of Ulster , where he stayed until 2001. His first political involvement was as chairman of the County Londonderry campaign to Keep Britain in Europe during the United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, 1975 1975 referendum . In the same year he was tasked by the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention , Sir Robert Lowrey to produce a paper on similar conflicts in Europe. ref http davidtrimble.org speeches alcock.pdf Speech by David Trimble ref In the 1996 elections to the Northern Ireland Forum , Alcock was elected as one of the two Ulster Unionist Party UUP top up candidates for the forum, along with Sir John Gorman . ref ... Persondata NAME Alcock, Antony ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Historian, politician DATE ... Alcock, Antony Category 1936 births Category 2006 deaths Category Seaforth Highlanders officers Category ...   more details



  1. Alcock Scout

    302 External links aviation lists Category British fighter aircraft 1910 1919 fr Alcock A.1 ...   more details




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