| Authorised form of name | Pope; Walter (c1627 - 1714); astronomer and writer |
| Dates | c1627 - 1714 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c.1627 |
| Place of death | Bunhill Fields, London, England, Europe |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
All Saints', Oxford, England, Europe (30 November 1628)
Burial:
St Giles's, Cripplegate, London, England, Europe (25 June 1714) |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge (admitted 1645); Wadham College, Oxford (BA 1649; MA 1651; MD 1661); Incorporated at Cambridge (1657)
Career:
Fellow of Wadham (1651-1662); Sub-warden of Wadham (1658); travelled to France (1658-1659); Dean of Wadham (1660-1661); Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London (1661-1687); travelled abroad and spent two years in Italy (c.1664-1666); Registrar for the Diocese of Chester (1668-1714)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
On council in 1666-1667.
Committee and panels:
Mechanical Committee (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Involved in observations of Jupiter's satellites with Christopher Wren (FRS 1663) (1661); Whilst in Italy, Pope was one of the Society's correspondents on matters of natural philosophy; Two papers on solar observations were published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' |
| Relationships | Parents: Francis Pope and Jane Dod
Siblings: Half-brother of John Wilkins (FRS 1663) |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: R82667 |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; ODNB
Notes:
The election date is Pope's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 22 May 1661.
Approximate year of birth taken from Hunter, who also states that he was last in 1698 list. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/12647423 |
| Code | NA5616 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/P1/46 | Account of quicksilver mines in Idria by Walter Pope, dated at Venice | 1664 |
| LBO/1/55 | Copy extract of letter from Walter Pope, Rome, to John Wilkins | 5 April 1664 |
| CLP/8i/13 | Copy paper, 'The eclipse was observ'd by Francis Willoughby [Willughby], [Walter] Pope, [Henry] Phillips and myself in Gresham College, London, 22 June 1666' by Robert Hooke | 1666 |
| CLP/8i/13a/2 | Diagram, solar eclipse by unknown artist | 1666 |
| EL/T/21 | Letter, from Richard Towneley to Walter Pope, dated at Towneley | 16 October 1669 |
| EL/P1/43 | Letter, from Walter Pope to John Wilkins, dated at Rome | 5 April 1664 |
| EL/P1/45 | Letter, from Walter Pope to John Wilkins, dated at Brussels | 13 January 1664 |
| CLP/8i/13a/1 | Manuscript, 'The eclipse of the Sun' by Francis Willughby, [Walter] Pope, [Henry] Phillips and Robert Hooke | 1666 |
| EL/P1/44 | Letter, from Walter Pope to John Wilkins, dated at Padova [Padua] | 1 August 1664 |
| CLP/8i/13a | Paper, 'The eclipse of the Sun' by Francis Willughby, [Walter] Pope, [Henry] Phillips and Robert Hooke | 1666 |
| RBO/3/49 | 'Account Of the Eclipse of the Sun' by Robert Hooke | nd |