Bocking

Article summary

Bocking or Böcking may refer to: *Bocking, Essex, a village near Braintree, Essex, England *Bocking 14, a cultivated strain of the plant Comfrey *Powerbocking, the use of powered stilts patented by Alexander Böck *Adolf Böcking (1831–1898), German-born ornithologist *Bill Bocking (1902–1985), English footballer *Edward Bocking (died 1534), English monk during the reign of King Henry VIII *Eduard Böcking (1802–1870), German legal scholar *Henry Bocking (1835–1907), English cricketer *Kai Böcking (born 1964), German television presenter *Ralph Bocking (died 1270), English Dominican *Richard Bocking (1931–2012), Canadian filmmaker *Stuart Bocking (born 1969), Australian radio presenter

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1902 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1146162285