Henry Alcock (historian)
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Henry Alcock (14 October 1886 – 26 April 1948) was a British historian and academic.[1] He was the first professor of modern history at the University of Queensland and a founding member of the Historical Society of Queensland.[2][3]
Alcock was born in Bath, England in 1888. He attended King Edward VI's school, Bath[3] and Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating with his B.A. with first class honours in modern history in 1908.[4] He took his M.A. in 1911.[5]
Career
Alcock pursued a teaching career, teaching at Tettenhall College, Staffordshire before becoming senior house master at Kendall Grammar School for two years.[3] He moved to Australia where he took up a position as a history and economics lecturer at the newly established University of Queensland in 1912. He became a McCaughey Professor of history in 1922, and later dean of the Faculty of Commerce.[1] Alcock demonstrated an interest in economics and general commercial studies, which encouraged an interest publicly in establishing a Board of Commercial Studies. His work to establish commercial studies courses led to the creation of a Faculty of Commerce at the university which would offer degrees from 1925 onwards.[3]
Alcock was dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1923 to 1938, was president of the Board of Faculties (later Professorial Board) and a member of the Diploma in Journalism course committee. He also served on the Senate's broadcasting sub-committee, the development of the St Lucia campus committee and library committee. He was president of the Historical Society of Queensland.[3]
