Sir Alfred William Cope, KCB (14 January 1877 – 13 May 1954) was a senior British civil servant. As assistant Under-Secretary for Ireland in 1920–22, he is notable for serving as an intermediary between the British government and Sinn Féin…
V roce 1878 E. D. Cope formálně popsal kolosální obratel neznámého sauropodního dinosaura ze souvrství Morrison (na území státu Colorado), který mu byl zaslán sběratelem Oramelem Lucasem.
Cope was born at Hastings in Sussex, the son of Herbert and Eleanor Cope. His father was a railway porter. Cope played for Kent County Cricket Club's Second XI in 1924 and 1925.
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist.
Probíhal zde také výcvik britských letců. Salisbury tehdy mělo status hlavního města kolonie Rhodésie, v letech 1953–1963 hlavního města Federace Rhodesie a Ňaska.