Henry Alcock

Henry Alcock (14 October 1886 – 26 April 1948) was a British historian and academic. He was the first professor of modern history at the University of Queensland and a founding member of the Historical Society of Queensland.

Early life Alcock was born in Bath, England in 1888. He attended King Edward VI's school, Bath He took his M.A. in 1911.

Career Alcock pursued a teaching career, teaching at Tettenhall College, Staffordshire before becoming senior house master at Kendall Grammar School for two years.

Legacy Alcock created thousands of glass lantern slides, some from photographs he took himself, others which he copied. It is believed he used these slides to illustrate his lectures at the university and at the Workers' Education Association. The University of Queensland Fryer Library holds over 2000 of these slides (known as the Alcock Collection). These slides are being digitised and made available online as funding permits.

A stone grotesque featuring Alcock's likeness hangs in the Great Court at the University of Queensland, in recognition of his work in establishing the early university.