Person Pope; Walter (c 1627 - 1714); astronomer and writer Pope Walter astronomer and writer c 1627 - 1714 British Male Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, Europe c 1627 0 Bunhill Fields, London, England, Europe 0 Baptism: All Saints', Oxford, England, Europe (30 November 1628) Burial: St Giles's, Cripplegate, London, England, Europe (25 June 1714)

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) Parents: Francis Pope and Jane Dod Siblings: Half-brother of John Wilkins (FRS 1663) Royal Society roles: On council in 1666-1667. Committee and panels: Mechanical Committee (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 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' 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RCN: R82667 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH6851 c 1627 - 25 Jun 1714 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 09/12/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA5616 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 19/11/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/12647423 a492936b-1920-495b-9ce4-ae5e545e7e41