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Robert Cocks (other)
Robert Cocks may refer to: * Robert Cocks & Co., bygone London publisher who worked with Maria Lindsay * Sir Robert Cocks, 3rd Baronet (c. 1660–1736) of the Cocks Baronets * Sir Robert Cocks, 4th Baronet (d. 1765) of the Cocks Baronets See also * Robin Cocks, geologist * Robert Cock, explorer * Robert Cox (other) Robert Cox may refer to: Politicians * Robert O. Cox (1917–2013), American politician, mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1988–1991 * Robert Cox (Canadian politician) (1850–1934), former merchant and politician in Prince Edward Island, Can ... * Cocks (surname) {{human name disambiguation, Cocks, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cocks & Co
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocks Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cocks, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Cocks Baronetcy, of Dumbleton in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 February 1662 for Richard Cocks. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1765. The Cocks, later Somers-Cocks Baronetcy, of Dumbleton in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 7 October 1772. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Somers. Cocks baronets, of Dumbleton (1662) The Cocks family of Castleditch, Eastnor, Herefordshire acquired Dumbleton by marriage in the sixteenth century and the manor passed to a junior branch of the family. On the death of the fourth baronet possession of the estate reverted to Charles Cocks esq. of Castleditch. *Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Cocks
Leonard Robert Morrison Cocks, OBE, TD (17 June 1938 – 5 February 2023), known as Robin Cocks, was a British geologist, formerly Keeper of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum. He was best known for his work on brachiopods, and their use in reconstructing Earth history and past ecosystems. Biography Cocks was born in 1938; the son of Ralph Morrison Cocks and Lucille Mary Blackler. He was educated at Felsted School and Hertford College, Oxford. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1958, and saw military service in Malaya from 1958-1959. After leaving the army, Cocks went up to Hertford College, Oxford in 1959 to read for a bachelor's degree in geology. He subsequently became a research student at Oxford in 1962, funded by the DSIR, and completed his doctoral thesis on Silurian brachiopods from Shropshire in 1965. Career Cocks joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, London as Scientific Officer in the department of palaeontology in September 1965. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cock
Robert Cock (25 May 1801 – 23 March 1871) was one of the first European explorers of the Adelaide region of South Australia following the establishment of the colony in December 1836. History Robert was born in Dysart, Fife, Scotland in 1801, and arrived in South Australia with his family aboard in December 1836, thus being in the first group of settlers in the new colony. Robert actively set about setting up his business affairs in the new colony. He set up a sort of thatched roof in which he and his wife and 6 children lived while he built a house. The house, when built, was used as a store and saleroom, and the family remained in the primitive shelter whilst he pursued his explorations". He was appointed SA's first government auctioneer in early 1837, a position he held until November 1838. He was for a time in partnership with fellow ''Buffalo'' passenger William Ferguson (pioneer), William Ferguson as auctioneers, and owners of Magill, South Australia, Magill estate (then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cox (other)
Robert Cox may refer to: Politicians * Robert O. Cox (1917–2013), American politician, mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1988–1991 * Robert Cox (Canadian politician) (1850–1934), former merchant and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada * Robert Cox (Florida politician) (b. 1827/8), member of the Florida House of Representatives * Robert Cox (Scottish politician) (1845–1899), Scottish politician, Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South, 1895–1899 * Robert Cox (Michigan politician), member of the Michigan House of Representatives * Bob Cox (politician), Canadian politician, 1977 Ontario general election * Bobby Cox (politician) (born 1980), American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Sports * Bob Cox (ice hockey) (born 1941), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Bobby Cox (born 1941), American baseball manager and player * Bobby Cox (footballer) (1934–2010), Scottish footballer Others * Robert E. Cox (1917–1989), Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
