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  1. Anthony Berkeley Cox was born 5 July 1893 at Watford, son of medical practitioner Dr Alfred Edward Cox (1861–1936), of Monmouth House and The Platts, two adjoining properties on Watford High Street, and Sybil Maud (died 1924), née Iles, who ran a school at Monmouth House. His paternal grandfather was a Derby wine merchant.

  2. Anthony Berkeley Cox was an English crime writer. He wrote under several pen-names, including Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley Cox, and A. Monmouth Platts.One of the founders of The Detection Club Cox was born in Watford and was educated at Sherborne School and University College London.

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    • March 9, 1971
    • July 5, 1893
  3. Learn about Anthony Berkeley Cox, a pioneer of British Golden Age detective fiction and psychological suspense. Discover his innovative works, his pseudonym Francis Iles, and his role in founding the Detection Club.

  4. Dec 6, 2022 · A review of a pioneering detective novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox, who also wrote as Francis Iles and founded the Detection Club. The novel features a "whowasdunin" mystery, a forensic investigation, and a cameo by Sheringham.

  5. Learn about the life and works of Anthony Berkeley Cox, a prolific and influential crime writer who used three pseudonyms. Discover his famous characters, such as Roger Sheringham and Ambrose Chitterwick, and his classic novels, such as Malice Aforethought.

  6. Nov 13, 2020 · To his contemporaries, Anthony Berkeley Cox was rather a mystery. He was the son of a Hertfordshire doctor, born in Watford and educated at Sherborne School and University College, London. During World War One he served in the army and for the rest of his life he suffered from the effects of being gassed.

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  8. Feb 3, 2017 · Anthony Berkeley Cox used several pseudonyms but is most widely known as Anthony Berkeley, the name under which he wrote the majority of his novels including the series featuring writer and amateur detective, RogerSheringham. Berkeley was born in Watford, into an affluent and well-connected family, his father was a doctor and his mother was descended from the Duke of Monmouth.