Frank Adcock
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Professor Sir Frank Adcock OBE FBA |
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15 April 1886 Desford, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 22 February 1968 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | British |
| Title | Professor of Ancient History |
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| Discipline | Ancient History |
| Institutions |
King's College, Cambridge University of Cambridge |
Sir Frank Ezra Adcock, OBE, FBA (15 April 1886 – 22 February 1968) was a British classical historian who was Professor of Ancient History at the University of Cambridge between 1925 and 1951. In addition to his academic work, he also served as a cryptographer in both World War I and World War II.
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). He was educated at Wyggeston School, a grammar school in Leicester. He went on to study classics at King’s College, University of Cambridge.
In 1911, Adcock was elected as a fellow and lecturer of King's College, Cambridge. He held the Chair of Ancient History at the University Cambridge from 1925 to 1951 when he retired. With J. B. Bury and S. A. Cook he edited the Cambridge Ancient History, which was published from 1923 to 1939, and also wrote ten chapters of it.
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