David Cox (historian and mountaineer)

David Cox
Born(1913-06-08)8 June 1913
Plymouth, England
Died25 October 1994(1994-10-25) (aged 81)
Cyprus
NationalityBritish
Alma materHertford College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Historian, rock climber and mountaineer
Known forFirst ascent of Machapuchare, vice-master of University College, Oxford
Children3 daughters[1]

Anthony David Machell Cox (8 June 1913 – 25 October 1994) was a historian and mountaineer.

David Cox was born in Plymouth,[2] and he spent his teenage years in Yelverton, Devon, where his father was headmaster of a prep school.[3] Cox attended Clifton College, Bristol.[4] In 1932 he went on to study Greats and modern history at Hertford College, Oxford.

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  4. ^ Hodgkin, Robin; Hunt, John (1995). "In Memoriam: Anthony David Machell Cox 1913-1994)" (PDF). Alpine Journal. #100 (344): 332–335. ISBN 978-0948153419. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 13 November 2024.