Norman Pounds
Norman Pounds | |
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Born | 23 February 1912 Bath, England |
Died | 24 March 2006 | (aged 94)
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University of London |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Geography and history |
Institutions | University of Cambridge Indiana University |
Norman John Greville Pounds (23 February 1912 – 24 March 2006) was an English geographer and historian. He wrote over 30 books, primarily on the history and geography of Europe from several different time periods.[1]
Early life and career
Pounds grew up in
Fitzwilliam House at University of Cambridge where he received a diploma in education.[2]
He became a geography and history teacher at
The University of Cambridge in 1945 before moving onto Indiana University in the 1950s where he was a geography professor until 1968. He continued to teach at various institutions for several decades, finally stopping in 2004 at the age of 92.[2]
Personal life
Pounds' father, John Greville Pounds (1883–1935), was a compositor and his mother, Camilla Martha Minnie née Fisher (1884–1963) was a teacher. He married Dorothy Josephine Mitchell (1910–1989) in 1938.Leukaemia which he was diagnosed with at age 87.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Searby, Peter (12 April 2006). "Norman Pounds". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9780199671540.
Further reading
- Baker, Alan R. H. (2011). "Norman John Greville Pounds (1912–2006)". Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies. 30: 22–45.