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Clerke And Cockeran
Clerke may refer to: People * Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907), Irish astronomer and science writer * Charles Clerke (1741–1779), British naval officer and explorer * Charles Clerke (footballer) (1857–1944), English footballer * Ellen Mary Clerke (1840–1906), Irish poet, linguist and journalist * Francis Clerke (other) * John Clerke (other) * Clerke baronets, three baronetcies ** Sir Clement Clerke, 1st Baronet (died 1693), English entrepreneur ** Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet (1751–1818), English clergyman Other * .38/.45 Clerke, a wildcat semi-automatic pistol cartridge * Clerke (crater), a lunar crater named after Agnes Mary Clerke * Clerke Rocks, a group of small rocky islands in the South Atlantic, named after Charles Clerke * ''Clerke v. Harwood'' (1797), a United States Supreme Court case concerning debts owed to British subjects See also *Clark (other) *Clarke (other) *Clerk (other) A clerk is someone who works in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke (10 February 1842 – 20 January 1907) was an Irish astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, and died in London.For details of the life and work of Agnes Clerk, see Family Agnes Clerke was the daughter of John William Clerke (c. 1814–1890) who was, at the time, a bank manager in Skibbereen, and his wife Catherine Mary Deasy (born circa 1819) whose father was a judge's registrar. She had two siblings; her older sister, Ellen Mary (1840-1906) and her younger brother, Aubrey St. John (1843-1923). Her elder sister Ellen also wrote about astronomy. All of the Clerke children were entirely home schooled. Catherine Clerke had been educated at the Ursuline Convent, and therefore placed a great deal of importance on the education of young girls. Life and work Following in her father's footsteps — while studying classics, he had also taken courses in astronomy — she developed an interest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clerke
Captain Charles Clerke (22 August 1741 – 22 August 1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration, three with Captain James Cook. When Cook was killed during his 3rd expedition to the Pacific, Clerke took command but died later in the voyage from tuberculosis. Biography Clerke started studying at the Royal Naval Academy in Portsmouth when he was 13. During the Seven Years' War he served aboard HMS ''Dorsetshire '' and HMS ''Bellona''. He was in the mizzen-top of HMS ''Bellona'' when the mast was shot away in 1761 and he became the only survivor of those who consequently fell overboard. In June 1764 he joined Captain John Byron, aboard HMS ''Dolphin'', on Byron's expedition to explore the Pacific. The ''Dolphin'' returned in May 1766. Its circumnavigation of 22 months was the quickest up to that point. Upon his return Clerke published an account of encountering Patagonian giants, a hoax which the Dictionary of Canadian Biography attribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clerke (footballer)
Charles John Clerke (8 September 1857 – 7 November 1944) was an English amateur footballer who scored the only goal in the 1879 FA Cup Final. Birth Clerke was born at Hanover Square, London and christened at St George's, Hanover Square in December 1857. He was the fourth child of Sir William Henry Clerke (1822–1882) from Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland who was Principal Clerk in the Treasury and succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Clerke, of Hitcham on 16 February 1861. Football career Clerke was educated at Eton College and in 1878 joined the Old Etonians football XI. He went up to Christ Church, Oxford, and represented the University of Oxford at cricket. Having scored three goals in the Old Boys' run to the 1879 FA Cup Final, he was selected at outside-left for the final itself, played at Kennington Oval on 29 March 1879. This was the Old Etonians third Final, whereas their opponents, Clapham Rovers had reached the final for the first time. Clapham dominated the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Mary Clerke
Ellen Mary Clerke (26 September 1840 – 2 March 1906) was an Irish poet, linguist and a journalist. Originally from County Cork in Ireland, Clerke was educated in Italy. She wrote in English and Italian, publishing works on astronomy, travel, and poetry. Her journalistic works, including on European politics and current affairs, were published in several magazines in the 1880s and 1890s. Clerke died in London in 1906. Early life She was the daughter of Catherine Mary Deasy, whose father was a wealthy brewer and shipbuilder in the town of Clonakilty, County Cork, and John William Clerke (c. 1814–1890), a bank manager of Anglo-Irish descent in Skibbereen, and later a registrar for his brother-in-law, Richard Morgan Deasy, a High-Court judge. Clerke and her younger sister, Agnes, were home-schooled by their parents, particularly by their father in the areas of classical languages and mathematics, which featured heavily in their education. At the age of 27, Clerke moved to Flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Clerke (other)
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Francis Clerke may refer to: *Francis Clerke (lawyer) (fl. 1594), English lawyer *Francis Clerke (politician, died 1686) (c. 1624–1686), English politician, MP for Rochester *Francis Clerke (politician, died 1715) (c. 1655–1715), English politician, MP for Oxfordshire *Francis Clerke (politician, died 1691) (c. 1665–1691), English politician, MP for Rochester *Sir Francis Clerke, 6th Baronet (1682–1769), of the Clerke baronets, Gentleman Usher *Sir Francis Clerke, 7th Baronet (1748–1778), aide-de-camp to General John Burgoyne, killed at Saratoga See also *Francis Clark (other) *Frank Clarke (other) Frank Clarke is the name of: Politicians * Frank G. Clarke (1850–1901), American politician and lawyer * Frank Clarke (Victorian politician) (1879–1955), Australian politician * Frank Clarke (British politician) (Frank Edward Clarke, 1886– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clerke (other)
John Clerke was an English politician. John Clerke may also refer to: * John Clerke (died 1528), MP for Norwich *John Clerke (MP for Bath) (), MP for Bath * John Clarke (physician, 1582–1653), English physician. His last name was also spelt Clerke. See also * John Clerk (other) *John Clarke (other) John Clarke may refer to: Arts *John Clarke Whitfield (1770–1836), English organist and composer *John Sleeper Clarke (1833–1899), American/British actor and manager *John Louis Clarke (1881–1970), Blackfoot wood carver from Montana *John S. ... * John Clark (other) {{hndis, Clerke, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerke Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Clerke family. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Clerke Baronetcy, of Hitcham in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 July 1660 for John Clerke. He was a descendant of Sir John Clerke (d. 1539), who in 1513 captured the Duke of Longueville at the Battle of the Spurs. The seventh Baronet was killed in action at the Battle of Saratoga in 1778. The ninth baronet was a lieutenant-colonel and in the 52nd Regiment and fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Shabbington in Buckinghamshire was the seat of the baronetcy from its creation in 1660 until Sir John Clerke, 4th Baronet sold the manor in 1716. The Clerke Baronetcy, of Launde Abbey in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 June 1661 for Clement Clerke, an entrepreneur and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He was a descendant of Robert Clerke, brother of Sir John Clerke (died 1539), ancestor of the Clerk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clement Clerke
Sir Clement Clerke, 1st Baronet (died 1693) was an important (but financially unsuccessful) English entrepreneur, whose greatest achievement was the application of the reverberatory furnace (cupola) to smelting lead and copper, and to remelting pig iron for foundry purposes. Background Clement Clerke was the third son of George Clerke of Willoughby, Warwickshire, and was created a baronet shortly after the Restoration. He was married to Sarah, daughter and heiress of George Talbot of Rudge, Shropshire. In 1657, he bought the Launde Abbey estate in Leicestershire in 1658 and this was settled on him and his wife. They had another estate at Notgrove in Gloucestershire. Iron smelting In the early 1670s, Sir Clement joined various other people in sponsoring Dud Dudley to build a furnace at Dudley to smelt iron using a mixed fuel made from wood and coal. This (uniquely) was to be powered by the strength of men and of horses. By 1674 Sir Clement and John Finch of Dudley were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet
Sir William Henry Clerke, 8th Baronet (25 November 1751 – 10 April 1818) was an English clergyman, rector of Bury, Lancashire. Education Clerke, of North Weston, Thame and an old Buckinghamshire family, was born 25 November 1751. He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School). He received his later education at Christ Church, Oxford, and was a Bachelor of Civil Law and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Peerage In 1778 he succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his elder brother Francis, who was the favourite aide-de-camp to General John Burgoyne in North America, and was mortally wounded at Saratoga. Career When dying, Francis asked Burgoyne to endeavour, on his return to England, to procure preferment for his brother, who had taken orders. The twelfth Earl of Derby, at the instance no doubt of General Burgoyne, who had married the earl's aunt, presented Clerke to the rectory of Bury, to which he was instituted 6 February 177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerke (crater)
Clerke is a tiny lunar impact crater named after Irish astronomer Agnes Mary Clerke, who played a role in bringing astronomy and astrophysics to the public in Victorian England. It is located near the eastern edge of Mare Serenitatis in the midst of a rille system named the Rimae Littrow after the crater Littrow to the east. It is roughly circular and cup-shaped, with a relatively high albedo. In a valley to the southeast is the landing site of the Apollo 17 mission. Clerke was previously designated Littrow B. See also * Asteroid 9583 Clerke References * * * * * * * * * * * External linksCloseup of Clerkeby Lunar Orbiter 5 LTO-42C2 Clerke— L&PI topographic map In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large- scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), but histori .... Impact craters on the Moon {{Crat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerke Rocks
The Clerke Rocks are a group of small rocky islands some southeast of South Georgia that extend from east to west. The Clerke Rocks include The Office Boys () at the northeastern end and Nobby (Spanish: ''Islote Llamativo'' or ''Roca Notable'') at the southeastern end of the group. The highest island reaches above sea level. The rocks are similar to those found at Drygalski Fjord on South Georgia. Vegetation is largely absent but there is a sparse lichen flora. As on the Shag Rocks, cormorants make up a large part of the bird population. Macaroni penguins and black-browed albatrosses are known to breed here, and other birds may also do so. Antarctic fur seals also breed here. The islands were discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under Captain James Cook, who named them for Charles Clerke, an officer on HMS ''Resolution'', who first saw the rocks. There are no natural landing places; the first landing was made in 1927 by Norwegian whalers, who collected rock samp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerke V
Clerke may refer to: People * Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907), Irish astronomer and science writer * Charles Clerke (1741–1779), British naval officer and explorer * Charles Clerke (footballer) (1857–1944), English footballer * Ellen Mary Clerke (1840–1906), Irish poet, linguist and journalist * Francis Clerke (other) * John Clerke (other) * Clerke baronets, three baronetcies ** Sir Clement Clerke, 1st Baronet (died 1693), English entrepreneur ** Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet (1751–1818), English clergyman Other * .38/.45 Clerke, a wildcat semi-automatic pistol cartridge * Clerke (crater), a lunar crater named after Agnes Mary Clerke * Clerke Rocks, a group of small rocky islands in the South Atlantic, named after Charles Clerke * '' Clerke v. Harwood'' (1797), a United States Supreme Court case concerning debts owed to British subjects See also *Clark (other) Clark is an English-language surname. Clark may also refer to: Places United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
