H. R. S. Pocock

Who was H. R. S. Pocock?

Hugh Raymond Spilsbury Pocock was a British author.

Pocock was born in Kent, England. He won a scholarship to St Paul's School before accepting a scholarship in Greats at Pembroke College, Oxford. From there he went on to join the Shell Oil Company where he worked until his retirement. After moving to Chile as general manager, where he met his wife, Agnes Sydney Margaret Pocock, he moved on to head the office at Rio de Janeiro, before returning to London as secretary to the board of directors. He retired to Jersey in 1959.