Cornelis DeWitt Willcox
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Cornélis DeWitt Willcox (1861–1938) was an American
army officer and scholar, born at Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from the University of Georgia
in 1880, from the United States Military Academy
(1885), and Artillery School
(1892), and in 1913 studied at the University of Grenoble
.
He served in the Santiago campaign in 1898, at Manila
from 1908–1910, and at West Point
as professor of modern languages. He was promoted colonel in 1914.
He published:
Colonel Willcox and General John Wilson Ruckman
helped to found the Journal of the United States Artillery
(1892), and in 1915 became an editor of the International Military Digest.
United States
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army officer and scholar, born at Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1880, from the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
(1885), and Artillery School
United States Army Field Artillery School
The United States Army Field Artillery School trains Field Artillery Soldiers and Marines in tactics, techniques, and procedures for the employment of fire support systems in support of the maneuver commander...
(1892), and in 1913 studied at the University of Grenoble
University of Grenoble
University of Grenoble or Grenoble University was a university in Grenoble, France until 1970, when it was split into several different institutions:...
.
He served in the Santiago campaign in 1898, at Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
from 1908–1910, and at West Point
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
as professor of modern languages. He was promoted colonel in 1914.
He published:
- A French-English Military Technical Dictionary (1900; new edition, 1910)
- The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon (1912)
- A Reader of Scientific and Technical Spanish (1913)
Colonel Willcox and General John Wilson Ruckman
John Wilson Ruckman
-Early life:Ruckman was born at Deers, Illinois, a flag-station just southeast of the University of Illinois. Biographies, however, usually list his place of birth as Sidney, Illinois . His parents, Thomas and Mary O'Brien Ruckman, were farmers. His uncles, John W...
helped to found the Journal of the United States Artillery
Journal of the United States Artillery
The Journal of the United States Artillery was established at Fort Monroe, Virginia, in 1892, by First Lieutenant John Wilson Ruckman, Cornelis DeWitt Willcox, and three other officers of the Artillery School. Ruckman served as the editor of the journal for four years and published several...
(1892), and in 1915 became an editor of the International Military Digest.