Richard Pococke

Richard Pococke was a British anglican priest, egyptologist, archaeologist, writer and anthropologist (1704–1765). He was born at Southampton and died at Charleville Castle.

Richard Pococke in brief

Born
1704
Died
1765
Known for
anglican priest, egyptologist, archaeologist, writer, anthropologist, theologian and traveler
Place of birth
Southampton
Contents

Catalogued works

29 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1743 to 2013.

Beschreibung des Morgenlandes und einiger anderer Länder. Tour in Ireland in 1752. Beschreibung des Morgenlandes und einiger ander Länder. Beschreibung des Morgenlandes und einiger andern Länder. A description of the East, and some other countries ... An account of some antiquities found in Ireland, dated 1773. A description of the East, and some other countries. ... By Richard Pococke, LL.D. F.R.S, dated 1743. Inscriptionum antiquarum Graec. et Latin. Liber, dated 1752. Inscriptionum antiquarum Græc. et Latin, dated 1752. Pococke's tour in Ireland in 1752, dated 1891. Richard Pococke's Irish tours, dated 1995. A sermon preached at Christ-Church, Dublin, on the 27th of June, 1762, dated 1762. The tour of Dr. Richard Pococke, Lord Bishop of Ossory, through Sutherland and Caithness in 1760, dated 1888. Tours in Scotland, dated 2003. The travels of Richard Pococke, L.L.D. F.R.S., through Egypt, dated 1803. The travels of Richard Pococke through Egypt, dated 1770. The travels through England of Dr. Richard Pococke, successively Bishop of Meath and of Ossory, during 1750, 1751, and later years, dated 1888. A description of the East, dated 1743. Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760, dated 1887. The travels through England of Dr. Richard Pococke, dated 1965. Letters from abroad. A description of the East, and some other countries. ... : By Richard Pococke, LL.D. F.R.S. Volume 3 of 3 / Richard Pococke., dated [2013], held by Wellcome Collection. A description of the East, and some other countries ... / By Richard Pococke., dated 1743-1745, held by Wellcome Collection. A description of the East , And Some other Countries. ... . Observations on Egypt. By Richard Pococke, LL. D. F.R.S., dated 1743, held by Wellcome Collection. The happiness of doing good A sermon preached before the Right Hon. the Earl of Hertford, president; the vice-presidents, treasurer, and governors of the Magdalen-House Charity, on Thursday the 12th of March, 1761, at the Parish Church of St. Brides, Fleet-Street. By the Right Reverend Dr. Richard Pococke, lord bishop of Ossory. Published at the request of the president, &c., dated 1761, held by Wellcome Collection. Human physiology : the basis of medicine / Gillian Pocock and Christopher D. Richards ; with a foreword by M. de Burgh Daly., dated [1999], held by Wellcome Collection. A supplement to a book entituled Travels, or observations, etc. Wherein some objections, lately made against it [by R. Pococke], are fully considered and answered: with several additional remarks and dissertations / By Thomas Shaw., dated 1746, held by Wellcome Collection. Inscriptiones antiquae Graecae et Latinae editae anno MDCCLII., dated [1752], held by Wellcome Collection. A sermon preached at Christ-Church, Dublin, on the 27th of June, 1762 , before the Incorporated Society, for promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland. By Richard, Lord Bishop of Ossory. Published at the Request of the Society. With a continuation of the Society's proceedings, to the 25th of March, 1762., dated 1762, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 23 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Pococke, Richard, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Richard Pococke, Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900. Pococke, Richard (1704–1765), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Pococke, Richard, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009. Historical Context of Shaw, Perry and Pococke, English Explorers in the East (1738-1745), 2019. XVII. An acount of a production of nature at Dunbar in Scotland, like that of the Giants-Causeway in Ireland, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Richard Pococke’s Letters from the East (1737-1740), 2021. The Travels through England of Dr. Richard Pococke (1888), Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700–1914, 2021. The Travels through England of Dr Richard Pococke (1889), Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700–1914, 2021. Richard Pococke’s herbarium and manuscript index, 2020. Richard Pococke and the Natural Curiosities of the East, 2020. The Travels Through England of Dr. Richard Pococke, Successively Bishop of Meath and of Ossory, During 1750, 1751, and Later Years, 2015. The travels and curious collections of Richard Pococke, Bishop of Meath, 2015.

Digitised editions and texts

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

A Description Of The East And Some Other Countries Vol. 2 (1744) — Internet Archive. A Description Of The East And Some Other Countries. Vol II (1743) — Internet Archive. A Description Of The East And Some Other Countries Vol. I (1743) — Internet Archive. Voyages en Orient, dans l'Egypte, l'Arabie, la Palestine, la Syrie ..., Volume 3 (1772) — Internet Archive. The Travels Through England of Dr. Richard Pococke, Successively Bishop of ... (1888) — Internet Archive. The Travels Through England of Dr. Richard Pococke, Successively Bishop of Meath and of Ossory ... (1888) — Internet Archive. Tours in Scotland (1887) — Internet Archive. Tour in Ireland in 1752 (1891) — Internet Archive. A Description Of The East And Some Other Countries Vol. 1 (1744) — Internet Archive. Pococke's Tour in Ireland in 1752 (1891) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1704Richard Pococke born at Southampton.
  2. 1743A description of the East, and some other countries ... / By Richard Pococke. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1743A description of the East , And Some other Countries. ... . Observations on Egypt. By Richard Pococke, LL. D. F.R.S. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1743A Description Of The East And Some Other Countries. Vol II digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1743A Description Of The East And Some Other Countries Vol. I digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1744A Description Of The East And Some Other Countries Vol. 1 digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1744A Description Of The East And Some Other Countries Vol. 2 digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1761The happiness of doing good A sermon preached before the Right Hon. the Earl of Hertford, president; the vice-presidents, treasurer, and governors of the Magdalen-House Charity, on Thursday the 12th of March, 1761, at the Parish Church of St. Brides, Fleet-Street. By the Right Reverend Dr. Richard Pococke, lord bishop of Ossory. Published at the request of the president, &c. (Wellcome Collection).
  9. 1765Richard Pococke died at Charleville Castle.
  10. 1772Voyages en Orient, dans l'Egypte, l'Arabie, la Palestine, la Syrie ..., Volume 3 digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1773An account of some antiquities found in Ireland.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Historical Context of Shaw, Perry and Pococke, English Explorers in the East (1738-1745), 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Richard Pococke (Internet Archive), 22 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Pococke, Richard (1704–1765), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Pococke, Richard, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Pococke, Richard, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Richard Pococke, Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 12 digitised items catalogued under Richard Pococke as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Richard Pococke.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 23 works naming Richard Pococke.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1291915: Richard Pococke

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Richard Pococke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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