George Dollond

George Dollond (10 June 1774 – 30 November 1852) was an English optician who constructed precision optical instruments used in astronomy, geodesy and also in navigation.

He was born in London, the nephew of the famous optician Peter Dollond.

He was the son of John Dollond's daughter, Susan (or Susanne) (1728–1798) who married William Huggins.

In the same year, he was one of the founding Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society.

[1] He died at Camberwell Terrace North and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.