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Cocks (surname)
Cocks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Cocks, British 19th century wine enthusiast, author of ''Cocks & Féret'' *Clifford Cocks (born 1950), British cryptographer *Jay Cocks, film writer *Richard Cocks, English trader in Japan in the seventeenth century *Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers (1725–1806) * John Sommers Cocks, 1st Earl Somers (1760–1841) * John Somers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers (1788–1852) * Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers (1819–1883) *Philip Reginald Cocks, 5th Baron Somers (1815–1899) * Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers (1887–1944) * Arthur Percy Somers Cocks, 7th Baron Somers (1864–1953) * John Patrick Somers Cocks, 8th Baron Somers (1907–1995) * Philip Sebastian Somers-Cocks, 9th Baron Somers (born 1948) See also * Cock * Cox * Coxe * Coxen Coxen is a surname and refer to: * Charles Coxen (1809-1876), Australian naturalist and politician * Edward Coxen (1880-1954), English-born Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocks & Féret
''Cocks & Féret'' or simply ''Féret'', is the colloquial name of a Bordeaux wine directory originally created by Charles Cocks and Michel-Édouard Féret in 1846, which was published under the name ''Bordeaux, its Wines and the Claret Country'' and translated into French and published as the first edition of ''Bordeaux et ses vins'' in 1850.winepros.com.au. It is regarded as the classic reference work on Bordeaux wines, and is to date considered the most comprehensive information source on Bordeaux' wineries.winepros.com.au. amazon.co''Bordeaux and Its Wines'' 15th edition, Hugh Johnson preface/ref> History Jean-Baptiste Féret founded the publishing house La Librairie Féret in Bordeaux in 1812, which became Féret et fils in 1841. In 1846 Michel-Édouard Féret approached Charles Cocks, an English schoolmaster and wine enthusiast living in Bordeaux since 1840, to publish a directory of wine aimed at his compatriots. At 84 pages containing historical observations and assessmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers
Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers, (20 March 1887 – 14 July 1944), was a British Army officer who was the 16th Governor of Victoria, from 1926 to 1931 and Administrator of Australia in 1930-31. He had a long involvement with the Boy Scout Movement and became the Boy Scouts Association's Chief Scout of the British Empire from 1942 until his death. Early life Somers was born in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, the eldest son of Herbert Haldane Somers-Cocks and the former Blanche Clogstoun. His godfather was Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Somers' father died when he was seven years old. He succeeded a distant relative as Baron Somers at the age of twelve. He attended Charterhouse School before going on to New College, Oxford. He was an able cricketer, and played 17 first-class games. In 1904, whilst a schoolboy at Charterhouse, he made 115 against Westminster,''Obituaries, 1944.'' Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1945. and two years later he made his first-class debut for Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coxe
Coxe is a surname, and may refer to: * Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr., American federal judge *Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr., American federal judge *Arthur Cleveland Coxe, American bishop, son of Samuel Hanson Cox * Cameron Coxe, Welsh footballer * Daniel Coxe, English governor of West Jersey *Eckley Brinton Coxe, Pennsylvania Mining Company Owner, State Senator * Francis Coxe (fl. 1560–1575), English astrologer and quack physician * Henry Coxe, English scholar * Hopewell Coxe, American politician * John Coxe, adopted name of Naukane, 19th-century Hawaiian labourer * John Coxe (MP) (c. 1695–1783), English politician *Louis O. Coxe, American poet * Margaret Coxe, 19th century educator and writer *Tench Coxe, early American economist and politician * William Coxe (historian), English historian * William Coxe Jr. pioneer pomologist and a U.S. Representative from New Jersey See also * Cock * Cocks * Cox * Coxen Coxen is a surname and refer to: * Charles Coxen (1809-1876), Australian nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cox (surname)
The surname Cox is of English or Welsh origin, and may have originated independently in several places in Great Britain, with the variations arriving at a standard spelling only later. There are also two native Scottish & Irish surnames which were anglicised into Cox. An early record of the surname dates from 1556 with the marriage of Alicea Cox at St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London. Cox is the 69th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. Origin One possibility of the origin is that it is a version of the Old English which means "the little", and was sometimes put after the name of a leader or chieftain as a term of endearment. Surnames such as Wilcox, Willcocks and Willcox are examples of this practice: all are composed of the name ''William'' and the archaic word , coming together to mean "little William". The suggestion is that only the element -''cox'' may have endured as a surname for some families. Another opinion is that the name is derived from the Old E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cock (surname)
The surname Cock is derived from the Dutch and Flemish surname ''de Cock'', alternately found as ''de Cook'' or ''de Kok'' and can be Anglicanised as Cook, and comes from the occupation of a cook. The name Cock is also a variant spelling of Cox, which is of Old English or Welsh origin, and developed independently of the Dutch and Flemish name. Notable persons * Adam Gates (aka Bob C. Cock), composer, musician, Primus roadie and producer * Christopher Cock, auctioneer of the eighteenth century * Edward Cock, British surgeon * Gerald Cock, first director of BBC television * Hieronymus Cock (also Kock), Flemish Renaissance painter and engraver * Jack Cock (John Gilbert Cock), English footballer * James Cock (1833–1901), politician in South Australia, son of Robert * Martin Cock, stage name of American Head Charge singer Cameron Heacock * Matthys Cock Flemish painter * Robert Cock (1801–1871), colonist of South Australia * Townsend D. Cock (1838–1913), New York politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Sebastian Somers-Cocks, 9th Baron Somers
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Patrick Somers Cocks, 8th Baron Somers
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Percy Somers Cocks, 7th Baron Somers
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more widely believed, is that the name is derived from the Roman clan '' Artorius'' who lived in Roman Britain for centuries. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest datable attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th to 6th-century Briton general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Reginald Cocks, 5th Baron Somers
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Cocks
Clifford Christopher Cocks (born 28 December 1950) is a British mathematician and cryptographer. In 1973, while working at the United Kingdom Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), he invented a public-key cryptography algorithm equivalent to what would become (in 1977) the RSA algorithm. The idea was classified information and his insight remained hidden for 24 years, although it was independently invented by Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman in 1977. Public-key cryptography using prime factorisation is now part of nearly every Internet transaction. Education Cocks was educated at Manchester Grammar School and went on to study the Mathematical Tripos as an undergraduate at King's College, Cambridge. He continued as a PhD student at the University of Oxford, where he specialised in number theory under Bryan Birch, but left academia without finishing his doctorate. Career Non-secret encryption Cocks left Oxford to join Communications-Electronics Securi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers
Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers (14 July 1819 – 26 September 1883), styled the Hon. Charles Cocks from 1819 to 1841 and Viscount Eastnor from 1841 to 1852, was a British Conservative Party and then Liberal politician. Somers was the son of John Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers, and his wife Lady Caroline Harriet, daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke. As a Conservative, he was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Reigate at a by-election in February 1841 (succeeding his father), a seat he held until 1847. In 1852 he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords. He served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1853 to 1855 in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government and from 1855 to 1857 in the Liberal administration of Lord Palmerston. Lord Somers married Virginia, daughter of James Pattle, in 1850; she was the sister of Julia Margaret Cameron (née Pattle), a well- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Somers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers
John Somers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers (19 March 1788 – 5 October 1852), styled Viscount Eastnor between 1821 and 1841, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician. Somers was the second son of John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers; his older brother Edward Charles Cocks died in the Peninsular War. He was educated at Westminster, entered the British Army and served in the Peninsula War. Somers sat as Member of Parliament for Reigate between 1812 and 1818 (succeeding his elder brother) and again between 1832 and 1841 and for Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ... between 1818 and 1832. In 1841 he succeeded his father in the earldom. References *G. E. C., ed. Geoffrey F. White. The Complete Peerage. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1953) Vol. XII, Part 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |