Hooke - Persons With The Surname Hooke

Persons With The Surname Hooke

  • John Hooke (1270–1275), Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
  • Luke Joseph Hooke (1716–1796), Irish theologian
  • Robert Hooke (1635–1703), English natural philosopher who discovered Hooke's law
  • S. H. Hooke (1874–1968), English scholar of comparative religion

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