Francis Potter ( 1594 -1678 )

Birth: Mere vicarage, Wiltshire, England, Europe (29 May 1594) Death: April 1678 Burial: Chancel in Kilmington, Wiltshire, England, Europe Occupation: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: Practical mechanics Education: King's School, Worcester; Trinity College, Oxford (BA 1613; MA 1616; BD 1625) Career: Rector of Kilmington, Somerset (1626-1678); made sundials, quadrants and compasses; published 'An Interpretation of the Number 666' (1642) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 11/11/1663 Committee appointments include: Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) Other RSActivity: Presented papers on his inventions to the Royal Society (1663).