John Bascombe Lock (18 March 1849–8 Sep 1921) was an English priest and academic, who was bursar of

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Gonville and Caius College, often referred to simply as Caius ( ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and one of th ...

and author of several mathematical textbooks. He was born 18 March 1849 in Dorchester, son of Joseph Lock (27 Sep 1811–17 Jan 1877), a butcher and farmer, and Elizabeth Marvin née Wills. He was baptised on 24 June 1849 at St Peter's Church, Dorchester. He was educated at

William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...

's School, Dorchester; Bristol Grammar School; and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he gained his BA in 1872. He was ordained deacon in 1872, and priest in 1873. He was assistant master at

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from 1872 to 1884, living there in the 1881 census. From 1874 he was a fellow at Caius, and bursar from 1889 until his death. He was instrumental in the creation of many university buildings. He was also the Chairman of

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. In 1901 he founded the

Gog Magog Golf Club Gog Magog Golf Club is a golf club, located in Shelford Bottom, Cambridgeshire, England. It is located about 4 miles south of Cambridge. History The Club was established in October 1901, founded by John Bascombe Lock. The course was designed by ...

. On 23 Dec 1873 he married Emily née Baily (1 Oct 1851–14 Sep 1937) in Cirencester. They had 5 sons and 2 daughters, including geneticist

Robert Heath Lock Robert Heath Lock (19 January 1879 – 26 June 1915) was an English botanist and geneticist who wrote the first English textbook on genetics. Life Robert Heath Lock was the son of John Bascombe Lock, a priest and Eton College schoolmaster who ...

, aerodynamicist

C. N. H. Lock Christopher Noel Hunter Lock (21 December 1894 – 27 March 1949) was a British aerodynamicist, after whom the Lock number is named. Biography Lock was born at Herschel House, Cambridge, the youngest son of John Bascombe Lock (18 March 1849 – ...

, and medical doctor John Lewis Lock (1874–1940). Lock died at his home, Herschel House (later demolished) in Cambridge. He is buried in St Giles's Cemetery, Cambridge.

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Oscar Browning Oscar Browning OBE (17 January 1837 – 6 October 1923) was a British educationalist, historian and ''bon viveur'', a well-known Cambridge personality during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. An innovator in the early development of p ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:John, Lock Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 1849 births 1921 deaths People educated at Bristol Grammar School