| Authorised form of name | Pound; James (1669 - 1724) |
| Dates | 1669 - 1724 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1669 |
| Place of death | Wanstead, Essex |
| Date of death | 16 November 1724 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Education:
St Mary Hall, Oxford (matriculated 1687); Hart Hall, Oxford; BA (1694); Gloucester Hall, Oxford; MA (1694); MB (1697)
Career:
Employed by the HEIC as Chaplain to the Merchants at Fort St George, Madras, India (1699) and Pulo Condore, near the mouth of the River Cambodia; after a mutiny by native troops, he was one of only 11 English residents to escape to Malacca and returned to England (1706); Rector of Wanstead, Essex (1707); Rector of Burstow, Surrey (1720)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/12/1699 |
| Proposer | John Wallis |
| John Woodward |
| Other Royal Society activity | Election approved 15 November 1699 (Hunter); admitted 1713 |
| Relationships | Son of John Pound of Bishops Canning, Wiltshire.
Married: 1) Sarah, widow of Edward Farmer; 2) Elizabeth, sister of Matthew Wymondesold of Wanstead; uncle of James Bradley (FRS 1718) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster
References:
A Cook, 'The end of the affair. The correspondence of John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, vol 3 (1703-1719) by E G Forbes, L Murdin and F Willmoth' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 113-116 |
| Royal Society code | NA6741 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| CLP/8i/65 | Paper, observations of Jupiter's satellites communicated by James Pound to Edmond Halley | 9 July 1714 |
| MS/390/154 | Bond of James Pound to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 30 July 1713 |
| CLP/8i/66 | Paper, lunar eclipse observed at Wanstead on 30 October 1715 by James Pound | 1715 |
| EL/P1/113 | Reverend James Pound, dated at Wanstead, to James Jurin | 14 November 1723 |
| EL/P1/112 | Reverend James Pound, dated at Wanstead, to Edmond Halley | 9 July 1714 |