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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] |