Locke

Locke may refer to:

People

Locke (surname), information about the surname and list of people
John Locke, an English Enlightenment philosopher

Fictional characters

John Locke (Lost), a character in the television series Lost
Locke Cole, a character in the video game Final Fantasy VI
Locke the Echidna, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic books
Locke, a main character of the manga Locke the Superman
Locke, a pseudonym of Peter Wiggin, a character in the novels by Orson Scott Card

Places

In the United States:

Locke, California, a town in Sacramento County
Locke, Indiana
Locke Township, Michigan, a township located in Ingham County
Locke, New York, a town in Cayuga County
Mount Locke, in the Davis Mountains of West Texas
Locke High School, Los Angeles, California

Locke Locke is a common Western surname of English origin and may refer to Alain LeRoy Locke (1885–1954 African American educator writer and philosopher John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. John Locke, most often referred to by his surname is a Fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Terry O'Quinn Square Co Ltd 's Console role-playing game Final Fantasy VI features fourteen permanent Player characters the largest number of any game Locke the Echidna is a Fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog Comic books published by Archie Comics. is a Manga series by Yuki Hijiri which was later adapted into a movie and three OVA releases In the Science fiction story Ender's Game and its sequels Peter Wiggin is Ender 's (or Andrew's older brother Locke California. also known as Locke Historic District, is an unincorporated community built by Chinese immigrants during the early 20th century Locke is an unincorporated town in Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. Locke Township is a Civil township of Ingham County in the US Locke is a Town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1900 at the 2000 census The Davis Mountains are a range of mountains in West Texas, located near Fort Davis, after which they are named Alain Leroy Locke High School is a Title 1 Co-educational Public high school located in Los Angeles California, United States

Dictionary

-proper noun

John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist. He argued that a government could only be legitimate if it received the consent of the governed and protected the natural rights of the governed. If such consent was not given, citizens had a right of rebellion. His writings influenced the American revolutionaries as reflected in the American Declaration of Independence.

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