| Authorised form of name | Dollond; John (1706 - 1761) |
| Dates | 1706 - 1761 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Spitalfields, London, England |
| Date of birth | 10 June 1706 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 30 November 1761 |
| Research field | Optics |
| Activity | Career:
Silk weaver; entered as a partner in his son's optician business, Dollond and Son (1752); patented an achromatic lens (1758)
Memberships:
Spectacle makers' Company (1755)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 28/05/1761 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1758 |
| Relationships | Father-in-law of Jesse Ramsden (FRS 1786) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
R Willach, 'New Light on the Invention of the Achromatic Telescope Objective' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 195-210
G L'E Turner, 'James Short, FRS, and his Contribution to the Construction of Reflecting Telescopes' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 91-108
Richard Sorrenson, 'Dollond and Sons pursuit of achromaticity, 1758-1789' in Historia Mathematica 28 (2) (May 2001) pp 31-55
M Croarken, 'Astronomical labourers: Maskelyne's assistants at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1765 - 1811' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 285 - 298
W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/27854068 |
| Code | NA8205 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| AB/1/2/1/26 | Bill for John Dollond | 19 December 1760 |
| S/0009 | Sculpture bust of Dollond, John | |
| IM/001182 | Dollond, John | nd |
| L&P/9/131 | Paper, 'Account of the late John Dollond's discovery which led to the grand improvement of the refracting telescopes' by Peter Dollond | 1789 |
| MM/4/20 | Draft of a speech by George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, President, Royal Society, on the award of the Copley Medal to John Dollond | 1758 |
| IM/001183 | Dollond, John | nd |
| MOB/026 | Heliometer by John Dollond | c.1754 |
| EC/1761/04 | Dollond, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/17/321 | Letter from [George] Dollond, to the President and Council of The Royal Society | c.1844 |
| MC/3 | Volume 3 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1839-1843 |
| MC/3/222 | Letter from George Dollond, St Paul's Church Yard, to the [Marquis of Northampton] President of the Royal Society and to the Council | 6 June 1842 |
| P/0035 | Portrait of Dollond, John | |
| L&P/2/330 | Letter, 'On varied refrangibility and on telescopic object-glasses' from James Short and John Dollond | 9 April 1752 |
| MC/17 | Volume 17 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1897-1899 |