Person Dollond; John (1706 - 1761) Dollond John 1706 - 1761 British Male Spitalfields, London, England 10 June 1706 London 30 November 1761

Strand, London (1761)

Optics 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) Father-in-law of Jesse Ramsden (FRS 1786) Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1758 Fellow 28/05/1761 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 ©The Royal Society 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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9705 10 Jun 1706 - 30 Nov 1761 NA8205 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27854068 4a4951a3-fdc9-42e1-971c-78570e739337