John Eccles

Article summary

John or Jack Eccles may refer to: *John Eccles (neurophysiologist) (1903–1997), Australian neurophysiologist and Nobel laureate *John Eccles (composer) (1668–1735), English composer *John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles (born 1931), British businessman *John Eccles (Royal Navy officer) (1898–1966), Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet 1955–1958 *John Scott Eccles, a fictional character and the client of Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" *Jack Eccles (footballer) (1869–1932), English footballer with Stoke *Jack Eccles (trade unionist) (1922–2010), British trade unionist *John Eccles (mayor), Lord mayor of Dublin in 1710

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1931 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1186509504