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Glascock (other)
Glascock may refer to *Glascock (surname) Glascock is an English and Welsh habitational surname. In English, it originates from Glascote, whose name combines "glas" (old English for glass) and "cote" (a hut). In Welsh, it refers to Glascoed, which stands for "green wood" ("glas" + "coed"). ... * Glascock County, Georgia in the United States * Glascock Prize, an American poetry award See also * Glasscock (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glascock (surname)
Glascock is an English and Welsh habitational surname. In English, it originates from Glascote, whose name combines "glas" (old English for glass) and "cote" (a hut). In Welsh, it refers to Glascoed, which stands for "green wood" ("glas" + "coed"). The surname may refer to the following notable people: *Aaron Glascock, sound editor *Brian Glascock (born 1948), drummer *David Glascock (1885–1969), American basketball coach *John Glascock (1951–1979), British musician *John R. Glascock (1845–1913), American politician *Kathryn Irene Glascock (1901–1923), American poet *Thomas Glascock (1790–1841), American politician, soldier and lawyer *William Glascock (1730–1793), American politician *William Nugent Glascock William Nugent Glascock (c. 1787 – 9 October 1847) was an Irish officer in the Royal Navy and a novelist. He saw service during the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and later in the years of relative peace. ... (c.1787–184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glascock County, Georgia
Glascock County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 2,884, making it the fourth-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Gibson, Georgia, Gibson. The county was created on December 19, 1857. History The county is named after Thomas Glascock, a soldier in the War of 1812, general in the First Seminole War and United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Georgia by area. The vast majority of Glascock County is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, with just the very northeastern corner of the county, northeast of Georgia State Route 80, State Route 80, located in the Brier Creek (Savannah River), Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glascock Prize
The Glascock Poetry Prize is awarded to the winner of the annual Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest at Mount Holyoke College. The "invitation-only competition is sponsored by the English department at Mount Holyoke and counts many well-known poets, including Sylvia Plath and James Merrill, among its past winners" and is thought to be the "oldest intercollegiate poetry competition." The contest Each year, about six young poets from the nation's top colleges and universities are selected to participate. After being selected, participants submit a brief manuscript of poems, which they read at a public reading during the culmination of the contest. History The annual Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest is named after Kathryn Irene Glascock. Glascock was a young poet who graduated from Mount Holyoke in 1922. Glascock died in 1923. Shortly after her death, Glascock's parents established the Glascock Prize. It became an intercollegiate event in 1924. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
