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Willcocks
Willcocks is a surname, and may refer to the following: *Dianne Willcocks, Dianne Marie Willcocks CBE (born 5 May 1945 was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 *Sir David Willcocks (1919–2015), British choral conductor and composer *James Willcocks, General Sir James Willcocks GCB GCMG KCSI DSO (1 April 1857–18 December 1926) was a British Army officer *Jonathan Willcocks, British composer *Joseph Willcocks (1773–1814), Canadian publisher, soldier, and political figure *Leslie Willcocks, Leslie P. Willcocks, a Professor of Technology Work and Globalization and governor of the Information Systems and Innovation Group at the London School of Economics *Michael Willcocks (born 1944), British General, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod for the UK House of Lords *William Willcocks (1852–1932), British civil engineer See also *Wilcock *Wilcox (other) *Wilcox (surname) *Willcock *Willcox (other) *Willcox (surname) *Willock * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Willcocks
General Sir James Willcocks, (1 April 1857 – 18 December 1926) was a British Army officer who spent most of his career in India and Africa and held high command during the First World War. Early life and education Willcocks was born in Baraut, Meerut District, United Provinces, India, the son of an officer in the East India Company's army. He was educated in England and passed out from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in January 1878 (having only got in on the third attempt), being commissioned into the 100th Foot in the Punjab. Military career as a company and field officer In late 1879, shortly after being promoted lieutenant, Willcocks persuaded his superiors to send him to the Second Afghan War (although his regiment was not engaged there), where he served as a transport officer. In 1881 he again served as a transport officer in the Mahsud Waziri expedition, rejoining his regiment the following year. In 1884 he was seconded to the newly formed Army Transport D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir David Willcocks
Sir David Valentine Willcocks, (30 December 1919 – 17 September 2015) was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, which he directed from 1957 to 1974, making frequent broadcasts and recordings. Several of the descants and carol arrangements he wrote for the annual service of Nine Lessons and Carols were published in the series of books '' Carols for Choirs'' which he edited along with Reginald Jacques and John Rutter. He was also director of the Royal College of Music in London. During the Second World War (1939–1945) he served as an officer in the British Army, and was decorated with the Military Cross for his actions on Hill 112 during the Battle of Normandy in July 1944. His elder son, Jonathan Willcocks, is also a composer. Biography Born in Newquay in Cornwall, Willcocks began his musical training as a chorister at Westminster Abbey f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Willcocks
Joseph Willcocks (1773 – September 4, 1814) sometimes spelt Wilcox was a publisher and political figure in Upper Canada. He was elected to the Parliament of Upper Canada in 1807 representing York, 1st Lincoln and Haldimand. He was re-elected twice and frequently opposed government policies. He became disillusioned with Upper Canada after a military rule was introduced to Upper Canada during the War of 1812 and defected to the United States. He was mortally shot on September 4, 1814 at Fort Erie, and buried in Buffalo, New York. Early life He was born in Palmerstown, Ireland in 1773. He was the second son to Robert Willcocks and Jane Powell. During the Irish Rebellion of 1798 he was loyal to the British Empire. He came to York on March 20, 1800. Career York On May 1, 1800 he was hired to be the private clerk of Peter Russell, who was a distant cousin. He later became a receiver and payer of fees for the Office of the Surveyor General. He was dismissed from this role when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Willcocks
Sir Michael Alan Willcocks, (born 27 July 1944) is a retired officer of the British Army and former Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Lords. Military career Willcocks was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1964.Debrett's People of Today He was appointed Commanding Officer of in 1983. He became Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dianne Willcocks
Dianne Marie Willcocks CBE DL (born 5 May 1945) was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University. Biography She received a Dip.M from Ealing College of Higher Education in 1966, and a BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from the University of Surrey in 1976. Willcocks worked as Director of Research at the University of North London. She moved from London to Sheffield as Assistant Principal of Sheffield Hallam University. In 1999 she became the first Principal of Rip and York St John College in 160 years. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. After retirement, Willcocks has continued her work in gerontology as Chair of the Wilf Ward Family Trust, as a Patron of Older Citizens Advocacy, York, and has served as Health Champion for York’s Older Person’s Assembly. Other appointments Below are a selection of Dianne Willcoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Willcocks
Sir William Willcocks (27 September 1852 in India – 28 July 1932 in Cairo, Egypt) was a British civil engineer during the high point of the British Empire. He was an irrigation engineer who proposed and built the first Aswan Dam, the scale of which had never been attempted previously. He later undertook other major irrigation projects in South Africa and in Arab regions of the dying Ottoman Empire. Biography Willcocks was one of four sons of a British Engineer posted in Roorkee for Ganges canal works. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 1872, and joined the Indian Public Works Department the same year. Following the British invasion and occupation of Egypt, he began work with the long-established Egyptian Public Works Department in 1883. He was serving as director general of reservoirs for Egypt when he completed his studies and plans in 1896 to construct the Aswan Low Dam, the first true storage reservoir on the river. He supervised its cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Willcocks
Jonathan Willcocks (born 9 January 1953) is an English composer and conductor. Willcocks was born in Worcester, the son of conductor and composer Sir David Willcocks. He was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, and an Open Music Scholar at Clifton College. He graduated with an Honours degree in Music from the University of Cambridge in 1974, where he held a choral scholarship at Trinity College. He served as director of music at Portsmouth Grammar School (1975–78) and Bedales School, Petersfield Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth a ... (1978–89). He is conductor and musical director of Guildford Choral Society and Chichester Singers, and of the professional chamber orchestra Southern Pro Musica. From 1998 to 2008 he was the director of the Junior Academy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Willcocks
Leslie P. Willcocks is a Professor of Technology Work and Globalization and governor of the Information Systems and Innovation Group at the London School of Economics. He is considered an authority in the field of Outsourcing and recipient of the PricewaterhouseCoopers/Michael Corbett Associates World Outsourcing Achievement Award for his contribution to the field. See also *Frank Land Fred Frank Land (born Frank Landsberger; October 1928) is a German-born information systems researcher and was the first United Kingdom Professor of Information Systems. He is currently emeritus professor in the Department of Information Syst ... References External linksProfessor Leslie Willcocks Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Academics of the London School of Economics Place of birth missing (living people) {{academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilcock
Wilcock is a Norman surname. It may refer to the following: *C. C. Wilcock (born 1946), American taxonomist *Clifford Wilcock (1898–1962), British engineer, company director and politician *Dennis Wilcock, second singer for the band Iron Maiden *George Wilcock (1890–1962), English footballer *Gordon Wilcock (born 1950), English cricketer *John Wilcock (1927–2018), British journalist *J. Rodolfo Wilcock (1919–1978), Argentinian author, poet, critic and translator *Justin Wilcock (born 1979), American diver * Ken Wilcock (born 1934), British sprinter *Peter Wilcock (born 1945), English professional golfer See also *Wilcox (other) *Wilcox (surname) *Willcock *Willcocks *Willcox (other) *Willcox (surname) *Willock *Wilcoxon Wilcoxon is a surname, and may refer to: * Charles Wilcoxon, drum educator * Henry Wilcoxon, an actor * Frank Wilcoxon, chemist and statistician, inventor of two non-parametric tests for statistics, statistical significance: ** The Wilcoxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willcox (surname)
Willcox is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anita Parkhurst Willcox, American artist, feminist and pacifist * Sir Charles Willcox, South Australian businessman and politician, and a mayor of the City of Adelaide * Cornelis DeWitt Willcox, American soldier and military writer * Louise Collier Willcox (1865-1929), American author, editor, anthologist, translator, suffragist * Mary Alice Willcox, American zoologist *Orlando Bolivar Willcox, American Civil War general * Peter Willcox, American Greenpeace activist * Reece Willcox, Canadian ice hockey player *Sheila Willcox, British equestrian * Spiegle Willcox, American jazz saxophonist *Tim Willcox, British television personality * Thomas Willcox (1689-1779), American colonial-era paper mill owner *Toyah Willcox, British singer and actress *Walter Francis Willcox, American statistician See also *Wilcock *Wilcox (other) *Wilcox (surname) * Willcock *Willcocks Willcocks is a surname, and may refer to the follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilcox (surname)
Wilcox is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Wilcox (other), multiple people *Albert Spencer Wilcox (1844–1919), businessman and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii *Alex Wilcox, airline executive and entrepreneur * Alfred Wilcox (1884–1954), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Alonzo Wilcox (1810–1878), American politician *Benjamin M. Wilcox (1854–1912), New York politician * Brad Wilcox (other), multiple people * Bryce "Zooko" Wilcox-O'Hearn - American cryptoengineer. *Cadmus M. Wilcox (1824–1890), U.S. Army officer and Confederate general in the American Civil War *Carlos Wilcox (1794–1827), American poet *Cathy Wilcox (born 1963), Australian illustrator and cartoonist * Charles Wilcox (other), multiple people *Chris Wilcox (born 1982), American basketball player *Chris Wilcox (American football) (born 1997), American football player * C. J. Wilcox (born 1990), American basketball player *Collin Wilcox (actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willcock
Willcock and similar can mean: *Alex Willcock, the founder and CEO of Imagini the owner of VisualDNA technology *Amy Willcock, an American-born British-based cookery book writer, who having specialised in cooking on the AGA cooker *Chris Willcock, Christopher Willcock (born 1947) is an Australian Jesuit priest *Eric Willcock (born 28 September 1947), a former English cricketer * Harry Willcock (23 January 1896 - 12 December 1952), a member of the Liberal Party, was the last person to be prosecuted for refusing to produce an Identity Card *John Willcock, John Collings Willcock (9 August 1879–7 June 1956) was the 15th Premier of Western Australia *Kevin Willcock, Kevin James Willcock (born 8 March 1973), a former English cricketer See also *Wilcock *Wilcox (other) *Wilcox (surname) *Willcocks *Willcox (other) *Willcox (surname) Willcox is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anita Parkhurst Willcox, American artist, feminist and pacifist * Sir Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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