Clerke may refer to:
People
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Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907), Irish astronomer and science writer
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Charles Clerke
Captain Charles Clerke (22 August 1741 – 22 August 1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration, three with Captain James Cook. When Cook was killed during his 3rd expedition to the Pacific, Clerke took co ...
(1741–1779), British naval officer and explorer
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Charles Clerke (footballer) (1857–1944), English footballer
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Ellen Mary Clerke
Ellen Mary Clerke (26 September 1840 – 2 March 1906) was an Irish poet, linguist and a journalist. Originally from County Cork in Ireland, Clerke was educated in Italy. She wrote in English and Italian, publishing works on astronomy, travel, a ...
(1840–1906), Irish poet, linguist and journalist
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Francis Clerke (disambiguation) Francis Clerke may refer to:
*Francis Clerke (lawyer) (fl. 1594), English lawyer
*Francis Clerke (politician, died 1686) (c. 1624–1686), English politician, MP for Rochester
*Francis Clerke (politician, died 1715) (c. 1655–1715), English politi ...
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John Clerke (disambiguation) John Clerke was an English politician.
John Clerke may also refer to:
* John Clerke (died 1528), MP for Norwich
*John Clerke (MP for Bath) (), MP for Bath
* John Clarke (physician, 1582–1653), English physician. His last name was also spelt Cler ...
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Clerke baronets, three baronetcies
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Clement Clerke, 1st Baronet (died 1693), English entrepreneur
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Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet
Sir William Henry Clerke, 8th Baronet (25 November 1751 – 10 April 1818) was an English clergyman, rector of Bury, Lancashire.
Education
Clerke, of North Weston, Thame and an old Buckinghamshire family, was born 25 November 1751. He was educa ...
(1751–1818), English clergyman
Other
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.38/.45 Clerke, a wildcat semi-automatic pistol cartridge
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Clerke (crater), a lunar crater named after Agnes Mary Clerke
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Clerke Rocks, a group of small rocky islands in the South Atlantic, named after Charles Clerke
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Clerke v. Harwood
''Clerke v. Harwood'', 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 342 (1797), was a United States Supreme Court case that followed the court's decision in ''Ware v. Hylton'', concerning debts owed to British subjects. In the Ware case, the Supreme Court had reversed a dec ...
'' (1797), a United States Supreme Court case concerning debts owed to British subjects
See also
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Clark (disambiguation)
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Clarke (disambiguation) Clarke is an Irish surname.
Clarke may also refer to:
Places
* 4923 Clarke, an asteroid named for Sir Arthur C. Clarke
* Clarke City, Quebec, Canada
* Clarke City, the former name of Greenfield, California
* Clarke County (disambiguation)
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Clerk (disambiguation)
A clerk is someone who works in an office. A retail clerk works in a store.
Office holder
Clerk(s) may also refer to a person who holds an office, most commonly in a local unit of government, or a court.
*Barristers' clerk, a manager and administ ...
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