George Eric Deacon Alcock, MBE (28 August 1912, in Peterborough, Northamptonshire[1] – 15 December 2000) was an English amateur astronomer.

George’s interest in astronomy was sparked by his first encounter with the solar eclipse of 8 April 1921.

His technique involved memorization of the patterns of thousands of stars, so that he would visually recognize any intruder.

[citation needed] In 1996, Genesis Publications published a limited edition signed biography, authored by Kay Williams, entitled "Under An English Heaven - The Life of George Alcock".

They were married on 7 June 1941, and moved to the village of Farcet from 1955, in a house they called Antares, where Alcock discovered five comets and five nova.