Norman Pounds

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Norman Pounds
Born23 February 1912
Bath, England
Died24 March 2006(2006-03-24) (aged 94)
Academic background
Alma materFitzwilliam College, Cambridge
University of London
Academic work
DisciplineGeography and history
InstitutionsUniversity 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

  1. ^ a b c Searby, Peter (12 April 2006). "Norman Pounds". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ .

Further reading

  • Baker, Alan R. H. (2011). "Norman John Greville Pounds (1912–2006)". Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies. 30: 22–45.