Background
John Crook was born on June 30, 1946, in Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom. He was the son of Peter Howe and Mary Elizabeth (Frewer) Crook. Peter Howe Crook was an architect.
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John Crook was born on June 30, 1946, in Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom. He was the son of Peter Howe and Mary Elizabeth (Frewer) Crook. Peter Howe Crook was an architect.
John Crook attended Eastbourne College from 1960 to 1965. John Crook studied at Saint Catherine’s College and gained a bachelor's degree and a Master of Art in 1969. In 1970 John Crook got a certificate in education at the University of Bristol in 1970. In 1995 John Crook attended Hertford College and got a Doctor of Philosophy.
From 1967 to 1968 John Crook worked as an English assistant at Lycée de Grand Air in Arcachon, France. From 1970 to 1972 John Crook was an English lecturer at Université de Pau in France. From 1972 to 1975 John Crook worked as an assistant master at Eton College in Eton, England. From 1975 to 1986 John Crook was an assistant master at the Pilgrims’ School in Winchester, England. In 1985 John Crook worked as an independent architectural historian, lecturer, and photographer. In 1990 John Crook became a dean and chapter of Winchester. In 1990 John Crook was an archaeological consultant. In 1997 John Crook was an honorary research fellow at the University of Reading. In 2000 John Crook worked as an archaeological consultant at Saint Cross Hospital.
John Crook was a contributor of more than forty articles to various books and periodicals, including The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England, edited by M. Lapidge, J. Blair, S. Keynes, and D. Scragg, Oxford University Press (New York), 1999, Medieval Archaeology, Antiquaries Journal, Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, and Archaeologia. John Crook was an editor of Winchester Cathedral Record, 1986-93.
John Crook attended the Church of England.
John Crook is a member of the British Archaeological Association, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Asiatic Society in the United Kingdom.
