John Crook (Quaker)
John Crook may refer to: * John Crook (ethologist) (1930–2011), British ethologist and Buddhist * John Crook (conductor) (1847–1922), English conductor and composer * John Crook (politician) (1895–1970), Australian politician * John Crook (bishop) (born 1940), Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, 1999–2006 * John Crook (classicist) (1921–2007) See also *John Crooke (other) John Crooke may refer to: *John Croke or Crooke (1553–1620), Speaker of the English House of Commons * John Crooke (musician) in Jolene (band) (founded in 1995) * John Smedley Crooke (1861–1951), British politician See also *John Crook (disamb ... * John Crooks (other) {{hndis, Crook, John ...
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John Crook (ethologist)
__NOTOC__ John Hurrell Crook (27 November 1930 – 15 July 2011) was a British ethologist who filled a pivotal role in British primatology.John Hurrell Crook, 1930–2011
obituary. University of Bristol. 20 July 2011. As in Ethology (animal behaviour) in the Psychology Department of , he led a research group studying social and reproductive behaviour in birds and primates throughout the 1970s–80s, turning to the soci ...
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John Crook (conductor)
John Francis Crook (1847 – 10 November 1922) was an English conductor who composed music for comic opera and musicals in the late 18th- and early 19th-centuries. Crook was born in Marylebone, London, and had a privileged musical education, as protégé of an aunt and uncle, the well-known artistes Madame De Belleville and violinist Antonio James Oury. At Norwich he was taught harmony and counterpoint by one James Hill, and was appointed organist to St John's Catholic Chapel. After completing his studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London, he joined a grand opera company as violinist, and was soon promoted to chorus master and pianist at rehearsals. He succeeded both Alfred Cellier (1871 to 1875) and Frederic Stanislaus as conductor and musical director at the Prince's Theatre, Manchester; they were collectively known as the "Manchester Three". It was here he wrote ''The King's Dragoons''. He wrote the comic opera ''Merry Mignon'' and the musical comedy ''Larks''. His star ...
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John Crook (politician)
John William Crook (14 November 1895 – 4 July 1970) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1949 to 1959. He was a member of the Labor Party (ALP). Neilly was born in Korumburra. He was the son of a miner and was educated to elementary level at Kurri Kurri Public School. At age 13 he became a coal miner and worked mainly at Richmond Main Colliery. He was an office-holder in the Miners' Federation and was general secretary of the Northern Lodge of the union from 1934 to 1949. He won ALP pre-selection for the seat of Cessnock at a 1949 by-election caused by the resignation of Jack Baddeley to accept a position with the New South Wales State Coal Authority. He won the by-election and subsequent elections in 1950, 1953 and 1956. He did not contest the 1959 election and was succeeded by George Neilly George Henry Neilly (3 March 1917 – 6 May 1987) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Parl ...
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John Crook (bishop)
John Michael Crook (born 11 June 1940) was Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness from 1999 to 2006. Biography Crook was born on 11 June 1940 and educated at Dame Allan's School, Newcastle, William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester, St David’s College, Lampeter and the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He was ordained in 1965. Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) After curacies in Horninglow and Bloxwich he held incumbencies in Inverness ( St Michael & All Angels), Callander, and Bridge of Allan. He was a canon residentiary at St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth until his elevation to the episcopate A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca .... Notes 1940 births People educated at William Hulme's Grammar School Alumni of the University of Wales, ...
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John Crook (classicist)
John Anthony Crook FBA (5 November 1921 – 7 September 2007)Professor John Crook
by Peter Linehan in ''

The Independent

'', 15 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2014. was Professor of Ancient History at the and an authority on the law and life of . He wrote several chapters for the

John Crooke (other)
John Crooke may refer to: *John Croke or Crooke (1553–1620), Speaker of the English House of Commons * John Crooke (musician) in Jolene (band) (founded in 1995) * John Smedley Crooke (1861–1951), British politician See also *John Crook (other), several people *John Crookes John Edward Crookes (7 March 1890 – 8 September 1948) was an English cricketer. Crookes was a right-handed batsman. Crookes made his county cricket debut for Lincolnshirein the 1909 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. Crookes wou ...