George Alcock

Summary

George Alcock is a human^[1]. He was born in Peterborough^[2]. He was born on +1912-08-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2000-12-15T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an astronomer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• George Alcock was born in Peterborough^[2].
• George Alcock was born on +1912-08-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• George Alcock died on +2000-12-15T00:00:00Z^[4].
• George Alcock held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• George Alcock held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[8].
• George Alcock's professions included astronomer^[5].
• George Alcock received the Member of the Order of the British Empire^[9].
• George Alcock received the Jackson-Gwilt Medal^[10].
• George Alcock is recorded as male^[11].
• George Alcock's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• George Alcock's ISNI is recorded as 0000000050065815^[13].
• George Alcock's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73759108^[14].
• George Alcock's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr97011635^[15].
• George Alcock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02y8r6^[16].
• George Alcock's family name is recorded as Alcock^[17].
• George Alcock's given name is recorded as George^[18].
• George Alcock's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[19].
• George Alcock's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 75014^[20].
• George Alcock's plaque image is recorded as Plaque to George Alcock, Peterborough Cathedral.jpg^[21].
• George Alcock's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Alcock-1597^[22].
• George Alcock's Prabook ID is recorded as 2420815^[23].
• George Alcock's BNB person ID is recorded as AlcockGeorgeEricDeacon1912-^[24].

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Origins and Family

George Alcock's place of birth was Peterborough^[2]. He was born on +1912-08-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

George Alcock's professions included astronomer^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire^[9], an award^[25], in United Kingdom^[26] and Jackson-Gwilt Medal^[10], a science award^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 1897^[29].

Death and Burial

George Alcock died on +2000-12-15T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

George Alcock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

He is credited with the discovery of Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock^[32], a non-periodic comet^[33].

FAQs

Where was George Alcock born?

George Alcock was born in Peterborough^[2].

What did George Alcock do for work?

George Alcock worked as astronomer^[5].

What awards did George Alcock receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire^[9] and Jackson-Gwilt Medal^[10].

What did George Alcock discover?

George Alcock is credited as discoverer of Comet IRAS–Araki–Alcock^[32].