James Pound

Summary

James Pound is a human^[1]. He was born on +1669-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1724-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• James Pound was born on +1669-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• James Pound died on +1724-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Burial took place at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wanstead^[6].
• James Pound held citizenship in England^[7].
• James Pound's professions included astronomer^[4].
• James Pound's education included a stint at St Mary Hall^[8].
• James Pound's education included a stint at University of Oxford^[9].
• James Pound's doctoral advisor was Edmond Halley^[10].
• James Pound received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[11].
• James Pound was a member of Royal Society^[12].
• James Pound's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[13].
• James Pound is recorded as male^[14].
• James Pound's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• James Pound supervised James Bradley as a doctoral student^[16].
• James Pound's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7903150749025716420002^[17].
• James Pound's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017127697^[18].
• James Pound's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 234545^[19].
• James Pound's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06zm_74^[20].
• James Pound's family name is recorded as Pound^[21].
• James Pound's given name is recorded as James^[22].
• James Pound studied under Edmond Halley^[23].
• James Pound's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[24].
• James Pound's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[25].
• James Pound's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• James Pound's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Pound was born on +1669-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at St Mary Hall^[8], an academic hall of the University of Oxford^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1326^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31] and University of Oxford^[9], a collegiate university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1096^[34], headquartered in Oxford^[35]. James Pound's doctoral advisor was Edmond Halley^[10]. He studied under Edmond Halley^[23].

Career and Affiliations

James Pound worked as an astronomer^[4]. He supervised James Bradley as a doctoral student^[16].

Recognition

James Pound received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[11].

Personal Life

James Pound's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[13].

Death and Burial

James Pound died on +1724-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. Burial took place at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wanstead^[6].

Why It Matters

James Pound ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

His notable doctoral advisees include James Bradley^[37], an astronomer^[38], 1693–1762^[39], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[40], awarded the Copley Medal^[41], specialised in astronomy^[42].

FAQs

What did James Pound do for work?

James Pound worked as astronomer^[4].

Where did James Pound go to school?

James Pound was educated at St Mary Hall^[8] and University of Oxford^[9].

What awards did James Pound receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[11].