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Cobham (surname)
Cobham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sir Alan Cobham, aviation pioneer * Alan Cobham (mathematician), the namesake of the Cobham's thesis in the computational complexity theory * Anne Cobham (other), multiple people * Billy Cobham (born 1944), jazz musician * Catherine Cobham, British translator * David Cobham, British film and television producer * Eleanor Cobham, mistress and later wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, accused witch * Eric Cobham, an early 18th-century pirate * George Cobham (other), multiple people * Henry Cobham (other), multiple people including: ** Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (1260–1339), English peer * John Cobham (other), multiple people * Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (1295–1361), English knight and diplomat * Thomas Cobham, multiple people * Tilda Cobham-Hervey Tilda Cobham-Hervey (born 1994) is an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia, with a back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Cobham
Sir Alan John Cobham, KBE, AFC (6 May 1894 – 21 October 1973) was an English aviation pioneer. Early life and family As a child he attended Wilson's School, then in Camberwell, London. The school relocated to the former site of Croydon Airport in 1975. In the summer of 1922 he married Gladys Lloyd, and subsequently they had two sons, Geoffrey (b.1925) and Michael (b.1927). After National Service and a short career at the Bar, Michael Cobham followed him into the Flight Refuelling business, and for many years was in charge of it. Lady Cobham died in 1961 aged 63. Career Alan Cobham began work as a teenage commercial apprentice in the City of London. He enjoyed the outdoors, and after completing his apprenticeship spent a year working on his uncle's farm, hoping to make a career in estate management. After a brief return to London commercial work, in August 1914 he joined the British Army, being directed to the Royal Army Veterinary Corps due to his farming experience. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cobham (other)
George Cobham may refer to: * George A. Cobham Jr. (1825–1864), American Civil War officer * George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham (c. 1497–1558) * George Cobham (MP) (fl.16th century), MP for Hedon and Portsmouth {{hndis, Cobham, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Tilda Cobham-Hervey (born 1994) is an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia, with a background in circus and physical theatre. In 2014 Cobham-Hervey made her film debut at the age of 19 in ''52 Tuesdays'', a critically acclaimed independent film directed by Sophie Hyde, and has also appeared on stage. She appeared in the 2018 film ''Hotel Mumbai'', and starred as feminist icon Helen Reddy in the 2019 biopic ''I Am Woman''. Early life Starting from the age of nine, Cobham-Hervey trained and performed in the Adelaide-based youth circus performance troupe Cirkidz for seven years, and was involved in five major productions. When Cobham-Hervey performed in the circus, her specialities were hula hoop, trapeze and acrobatic pitching, but the emphasis was theatrical, and the focus was on storytelling. Tilly also has a younger brother called Huey. She attended Marryatville High School. In 2009, Cobham-Hervey became a founding member of an Adelaide circus group called G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cobham (other)
Thomas Cobham (died 1327) was an English churchman. Thomas Cobham may also refer to: * Thomas Cobham (MP) (c. 1343–1394), MP for Kent, also known as Thomas Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham, English nobleman and politician *Thomas Cobham, 5th Baron Cobham (died 1471), English nobleman *Thomas Brooke alias Cobham Thomas Brooke (1533-1578), (''alias'' Cobham) of Wandsworth, Surrey, was an English nobleman, privateer, conspirator, and briefly a member of parliament. A son of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham (died 1558), lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent and ... (1533–1578), MP for Rochester * Thomas Cobham (actor) (1786–1842), British actor {{hndis, Cobham, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald De Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham
Reynold Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham of Sterborough, Order of the Garter, KG (c.1295–1361) was a medieval English knight and diplomat. Life He was the son of Sir Reynold Cobham by Joan, the daughter and heir of William de Evere. This Reynold was the second son of John de Cobham, by his first wife Joan the daughter of William Fitzbenedict. The family were based at Starborough Castle, Sterborough Castle, Lingfield, Surrey, Lingfield, Surrey. In his early life he was employed on diplomatic missions. By 1334 he was a knight in the household of Edward III of England, King Edward III and fought in the Scottish campaign against David de Bruce and then on the continent in the Low Countries and Brittany. In 1342 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Lord Cobham of Sterborough. In 1346 he was in the force under Edward III that attacked France, fighting at the Battle of Crécy and the protracted but eventually successful Siege of Calais (1346–1347), Siege of Calais. In 1352 he was inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cobham (other)
John Cobham may refer to: * John Cobham (MP) (died 1399), MP for Kent *John Brooke alias Cobham John Brooke alias Cobham (1535–1594) was an English politician. He was the son of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Queenborough in 1571, 1572, 1584 and 1593. Four of his brothers also serve ... (1535–1594), MP for Queenborough * John Cobham (archdeacon of Totnes) (1873–1960), Anglican priest * John Cobham (archdeacon of Durham) (1899–1987), Anglican priest and author * John Cobham (judge), Justice of the Common Pleas * John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham (of Kent) (died 1355), English nobleman * John de Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham (died 1408) See also * {{hndis, Cobham, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry De Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham
Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham ( 1260 – 25 August 1339) L. G. Pine, ''The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms'' (London, UK: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 77. lord of the manor of Cobham, Kent and of Cooling, also in Kent, was an English peer. Origins He was the son and heir of John de Cobham (d. 1300), G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The ''Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant'', new ed., volume III, page 343. of Cobham and of Cooling, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Rochester Castle in Kent and one of the Barons of the Exchequer, by his wife Joan de Septvans (d. 1298),Belcher whose monumental brass survives in Cobham Church, a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert de Septvans of Chartham in Kent. His uncle was Sir Henry de Cobham (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Cobham (other) (1564–1618), English peer
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Henry Cobham may refer to: * Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (1260–1339), English peer * Henry Cobham (diplomat) (1537–1592), English MP for Kent * Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham KG (22 November 1564 – 24 January 1618 (Old Style)/3 February 1618 (New Style), lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was an English peer who was implicated in the Main Plot against the rule of James I of England. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Cobham
Eric Cobham ( 1700 – 1760 or after) a pirate in the early eighteenth century who with his wife, Maria Lindsey, practiced piracy in the Gulf of St. Lawrence from their base in Newfoundland. They were both born in England – Eric Cobham from Poole and Maria Lindsey from Plymouth. History According to Philip Gosse in ''The Pirate's Who's Who'' (1924) and Horwood and Butts in ''The Pirates and Outlaws of Canada'' (1984), the Cobhams were among the first St. Lawrence pirates to become known for giving "no quarter," meaning all the captured crews were killed and the ships sunk. They were famous for their sadism and cruelty, including using survivors for target practice. They were pirates between 1720s–40s after which they relocated to Le Havre, France. They became members of the community and Eric was appointed a judge. Maria could not make the adjustment and went insane, finally committing suicide (or possibly being murdered by Eric). Eric had an attack of conscience after he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Cobham (mathematician)
Alan Belmont Cobham (4 November 192728 June 2011) was an American mathematician and computer scientist known for (with Jack Edmonds) inventing the notion of polynomial time and the complexity class P, for Cobham's thesis stating that the problems that have practically-usable computer solutions are characterized by having polynomial time, and for Cobham's theorem on the sets of numbers that can be recognized by finite automata. He also did foundational work on automatic sequences, invented priority queues and studied them from the point of view of queueing theory, and wrote a program for playing contract bridge that was at the time (in the mid-1980s) one of the best in the world. Cobham was a student at Oberlin College, the University of Chicago, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but did not complete a doctorate. He became an operations researcher for the United States Navy, a researcher for IBM Research at the Thomas J. Watson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey, Duke Of Gloucester
Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 139023 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier, and literary patron. He was (as he styled himself) "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of Henry IV of England, the brother of Henry V, and the uncle of Henry VI. Gloucester fought in the Hundred Years' War and acted as Lord Protector of England during the minority of his nephew. A controversial figure, he has been characterised as reckless, unprincipled, and fractious, but is also noted for his intellectual activity and for being the first significant English patron of humanism, in the context of the Renaissance. Unlike his brothers, Humphrey was given no major military command by his father, instead receiving an intellectual upbringing. Created Duke of Gloucester in 1414, he participated in Henry V's campaigns during the Hundred Years' War in France: he fought at Agincourt in 1415 and at the conquest of Normandy in 1417–9. Following th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor, Duchess Of Gloucester
Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 – 7 July 1452) was an English noblewoman, first the mistress and then the second wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who in 1441 was forcibly divorced and sentenced to life imprisonment for treasonable necromancy, a punishment likely to have been politically motivated. Origins Eleanor was the younger daughter of Sir Reginald Cobham (d.1445), who lived at Sterborough in Surrey, and his first wife, Eleanor Culpeper (d.1422), daughter of Sir Thomas Culpeper. Mistress and wife to the Duke of Gloucester In about 1422 Eleanor became a lady-in-waiting to Jacqueline d'Hainault, who, on divorcing John IV, Duke of Brabant, had fled to England in 1421. In 1423, Jacqueline married Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the youngest son of King Henry IV, who since the death of his elder brother King Henry V was Lord Protector of the child king Henry VI and a leading member of his council. Gloucester went to France to wrest control of his wife's estates in Hainau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
