Alfred William Alcock

Alfred William Alcock
Born23 June 1859
Died24 March 1933(1933-03-24) (aged 73)
Belvedere, Kent (now London)
CitizenshipBritish
EducationBlackheath Proprietary School, Westminster School, Aberdeen University
Known forDescribing a wide range of species
SpouseMargaret Forbes Cornwall
FatherJohn Alcock
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society, Order of the Indian Empire, Barclay Medal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
Scientific career
FieldsMedical entomology, herpetology
InstitutionsCalcutta, Darjeeling, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Alfred William Alcock CIE FRS (23 June 1859 in Bombay – 24 March 1933 in Belvedere, Kent) was a British physician, naturalist, and carcinologist.