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.
He then studied at Fitzwilliam House at University of Cambridge where he received a diploma in education.
[2] When the Second World War broke out in 1939, he was declared medically unfit for active service and instead worked as a firewatcher.
He continued to teach at various institutions for several decades, finally stopping in 2004 at the age of 92.