| Authorised form of name | Pococke; Richard (1704 - 1765) |
| Dates | 1704 - 1765 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1704 |
| Place of death | Charleville near Tullamore, Ireland |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Bishop Montgomery's tomb, Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland |
| Activity | Education:
Corpus Christi College, Oxford. BA (1725), BCL (1731), Dcl (1733)
Career:
Precentor, Lismore Cathedral (1725); toured France, Italy and other countries with Jeremiah Milles (FRS 1742) (1733-1736); visited Egypt (1737-1738); returned to England (1742); published books on his travels (1743); Precenter of Waterford (1744); Archdeacon of Dublin (1745); Bishop of Ossory (1756); Bishop of Elphin (1765); Bishop of Meath; died of apoplexy while on a visitation
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/02/1742 |
| Relationships | Son of Richard Pococke, Rector of Colmer, Hampshire, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Rev Isaac Milles; cousin of Jeremiah Milles (FRS 1742) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
J S Rowlinson, '"Our Common Room in Geneva" and the Early Exploration of the Alps of Savoy' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 221-235 |
| Royal Society code | NA8009 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| L&P/2/567 | Paper, 'A curious fossil from a Yorkshire coalpit' by Richard Pococke | 1754 |
| L&P/2/106 | Letter, 'Of certain amulets of slaty coal (Kimmeridge)' from Richard Pococke to Cromwell Mortimer | 28 February 1751 |
| L&P/4/136 | Letter, 'Of two celts from a bog near Castle Jane' from Richard Pococke to George Parker | 15 December 1762 |
| EC/1741/15 | Pococke, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 11 February 1742 |
| L&P/2/352 | Paper, 'Further account of the Giant's 'Causey'' by Richard Pococke | 1753 |
| L&P/2/369 | Letter, 'Of the Giant's Causeway' from Richard Pocoke to Thomas Birch | 18 June 1753 |
| L&P/4/58 | Letter, 'On productions in Scotland similar to the Giant's Causeway' from Emauel Mendez da Costa to Richard Pococke | 5 March 1761 |