Frank Adcock
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Sir Frank Ezra Adcock,
Early life and education
Adcock was born in Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire, on 15 April 1886. He was the son of Thomas Draper Adcock, the head of Desford Industrial School, and Mary Esther Adcock (née Coltman).[1] He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School, a grammar school in Leicester. He went on to study classics at King's College, Cambridge.[2]
Career
Academic career
In 1911, Adcock was elected as a
Adcock was president of the
Military service
Between 1915 and 1919, during
He worked at Bletchley Park from 1939 to 1943.
Honours
In the 1918
Later life
On 22 February 1968, Adcock died at King's College, Cambridge.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30340. Retrieved 4 December 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c "ADCOCK, Sir Frank (Ezra)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. April 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "No. 30730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1918. pp. 6685–6694.
- ^ "British Academy Fellows". Deceased Fellows. British Academy. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "No. 40053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1953. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 40105". The London Gazette. 19 February 1954. p. 1077.