(15 April 1886 - 22 February 1968) was a British classical historian who was. In addition to his academic work, he also served as a cryptographer in both. 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 went on to study.
In 1911, Adcock was elected as a. From 1925 to 1951 when he retired. Which was published from 1923 to 1939, and also wrote ten chapters of it. Adcock was president of the.Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. He was president of the. Between 1915 and 1919, during. He also served as a. His main role was as an interpreter of codes and ciphers, and as such he was based in.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire. (OBE)'for services in connection with. Fellow of the British Academy. It was announced that he would be made a.On 16 February 1954, he was knighted by. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
On 22 February 1968, Adcock died at King's College, Cambridge.