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	'''Alan Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British scientist and documentalist.		'''Alan Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British scientist and documentalist.

	Not to be confused with Alfred William Pollard (1859–1944), English bibliographer,		Not to be confused with Alfred William Pollard (1859–1944), English bibliographer.

	'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.		'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Martin, L. C. "Prof. Alan F. C. Pollard." ''Nature'' 162, no. 4122 (Oct. 30, 1948): 686–687. Obituary. [https://doi.org/10.1038/162686a0]		*Martin, L. C. "Prof. Alan F. C. Pollard." ''Nature'' 162, no. 4122 (Oct. 30, 1948): 686–687. Obituary. [https://doi.org/10.1038/162686a0]
	*"Professor A. F.C. Pollard", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (March 1948): 63-66.		*"Professor A. F.C. Pollard", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (March 1948): 63-66.
	*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): 184. Obituary.		*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): 184. Obituary.

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	'''Alan Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British scientist and documentalist.		'''Alan Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British scientist and documentalist.

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	*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): 184. Obituary.		*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): 184. Obituary.
	*Rayward, W. B. ''The universe of information: The work of Paul Otlet for documentation and international organisation.'' Moscow: FID. (FID Publ. 520)		*Rayward, W. B. ''The universe of information: The work of Paul Otlet for documentation and international organisation.'' Moscow: FID. (FID Publ. 520)
			*Laqua, Daniel. "Intellectual Exchange and the New Information Order of the Interwar Years: The British Society for International Bibliography, 1927–1937." ''Library Trends'' 62, no 2 (Fall 2013): 465-477. [https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/49368]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.		'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.
	After study at the London University Pollard became a munitions specialist. he joined Nobels Explosives Ltd in Croydon and was chief physicist. After army service in the First World War he was appointed sub-director of the Instrument Section of the Ministry of Munitions in 1918 and captain in the Royal Air Force. He was then appointed to the chair in instrument design in the Technical Optics Department of the Imperial College until he retired and became professor emeritus.		After study at the London University Pollard became a munitions specialist. he joined Nobels Explosives Ltd in Croydon and was chief physicist. After army service in the First World War he was appointed sub-director of the Instrument Section of the Ministry of Munitions in 1918 and captain in the Royal Air Force. He was then appointed to the chair in instrument design in the Technical Optics Department of the Imperial College until he retired and became professor emeritus.
	He invented or developed a wide range of instruments and appliances and received a DSc (Engineering) degree.		He invented or developed a wide range of instruments and appliances and received a DSc (Engineering) degree in 1943.
	Pollard died August 15, 1948 at Thames Ditton.		Pollard died August 15, 1948 at Thames Ditton.

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	'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.		'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.
	After study at the London University Pollard became a munitions specialist. he joined Nobels Explosives Ltd in Croydon and was chief physicist. After army service in the First World War he was appointed sub-director of the Instrument Section of the Ministry of Munitions in 1918 and captain in the Royal Air Force. He was then appointed to the chair in instrument design in the Technical Optics Department of the Imperial College until he retired and became professor emeritus.		After study at the London University Pollard became a munitions specialist. he joined Nobels Explosives Ltd in Croydon and was chief physicist. After army service in the First World War he was appointed sub-director of the Instrument Section of the Ministry of Munitions in 1918 and captain in the Royal Air Force. He was then appointed to the chair in instrument design in the Technical Optics Department of the Imperial College until he retired and became professor emeritus.
	He invented or developed a wide range of instruments and appliances.		He invented or developed a wide range of instruments and appliances and received a DSc (Engineering) degree.
	Pollard died August 15, 1948 at Thames Ditton.		Pollard died August 15, 1948 at Thames Ditton.

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	He promoted the Universal Decimal Classification and helpd develop the class numbers for optics.		He promoted the Universal Decimal Classification and helpd develop the class numbers for optics.
	Pollard was the first President of the British Society for International Bibliography ((BSIB), co-founded with [[S. C. Bradford]], from 1927-1945. BSIB was the British affiliate of the [[FID]].		Pollard was the first President of the British Society for International Bibliography ((BSIB), co-founded with [[S. C. Bradford]], from 1927-1945. BSIB was the British affiliate of the [[FID]].
			He was also very active in the International Institute for Bibliography (later [[FID]] and was Predident 1927-1928.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
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	*"Professor A. F.C. Pollard", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (March 1948): 63-66.		*"Professor A. F.C. Pollard", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (March 1948): 63-66.
	*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): 188. Obituary.		*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): 188. Obituary.
			*Rayward, W. B. ''The universe of information: The work of Paul Otlet for documentation and international organisation.'' Moscow: FID. (FID Publ. 520)

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	Famous for his neatness, Pollard was an active advocate of systematic documentation.		Famous for his neatness, Pollard was an active advocate of systematic documentation.
	He promoted the Universal Decimal Classification and helpd develop the class numbers for optics.		He promoted the Universal Decimal Classification and helpd develop the class numbers for optics.
	Pollard was the first President of the British Society for International Bibliography ((BSIB), co-founded with [[S. C. Bradford]]. BSIB was the British affiliate of the [[FID]].		Pollard was the first President of the British Society for International Bibliography ((BSIB), co-founded with [[S. C. Bradford]], from 1927-1945. BSIB was the British affiliate of the [[FID]].

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
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	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	British Society for International Bibliography		Science Museum Group, London. British Society for International Bibliography
	[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap146]		[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap146]
	[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/documents/aa110002571/records-of-the-british-society-for-international-bibliography]		[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/documents/aa110002571/records-of-the-british-society-for-international-bibliography]

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	'''Alan Pollard'''		'''Alan Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British scientist and documentalist.

			Not to be confused with Alfred William Pollard (1859–1944), English bibliographer,

			'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.
			After study at the London University Pollard became a munitions specialist. he joined Nobels Explosives Ltd in Croydon and was chief physicist. After army service in the First World War he was appointed sub-director of the Instrument Section of the Ministry of Munitions in 1918 and captain in the Royal Air Force. He was then appointed to the chair in instrument design in the Technical Optics Department of the Imperial College until he retired and became professor emeritus.
			He invented or developed a wide range of instruments and appliances.
			Pollard died August 15, 1948 at Thames Ditton.

	*Martin, L. C. "Prof. Alan F. C. Pollard." ''Nature'' 162, no. 4122 (Oct. 30, 1948): 686–687. [https://doi.org/10.1038/162686a0]		== Contributions ==
	~~Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard.~~		Famous for his neatness, Pollard was an active advocate of systematic documentation.
	*~~Pollard,~~ A. F. C. "~~The World List~~ of ~~Scientific Periodicals~~." ''~~Aslib proceedings~~'' 1 (~~1924~~) ~~78--79 [https~~:~~//catalog~~.~~hathitrust~~.~~org/Record/006951327]~~		He promoted the Universal Decimal Classification and helpd develop the class numbers for optics.
			Pollard was the first President of the British Society for International Bibliography ((BSIB), co-founded with [[S. C. Bradford]]. BSIB was the British affiliate of the [[FID]].

			== Publications ==
			*"The World List of Scientific Periodicals." ''Aslib proceedings'' 1 (1924) 78--79 [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006951327]
			*''The decimal bibliographical classification of the Institut international de bibliographie, partly translated for the formation and use of a universal bibliographical repertory concerning optics, light, and cognate subjects.'' Cambridge, 1926. "Abridged translation of the classification tables contained in the ''Manuel du répertoire bibliographique universel'' ... intended to serve as a guide to the Decimal index of the ''Transactions of the Optical society''."
			*''The kinematical design of couplings in instrument mechanisms.'' London: Hilger, 1929. Reprinted London: Hilger & Watts, 1951.

			== Further reading ==
			*Martin, L. C. "Prof. Alan F. C. Pollard." ''Nature'' 162, no. 4122 (Oct. 30, 1948): 686–687. Obituary. [https://doi.org/10.1038/162686a0]
			*"Professor A. F.C. Pollard", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (March 1948): 63-66.
			*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): 188. Obituary.

			== Papers ==
	British Society for International Bibliography		British Society for International Bibliography
	[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap146]		[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap146]
	[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/documents/aa110002571/records-of-the-british-society-for-international-bibliography]		[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/documents/aa110002571/records-of-the-british-society-for-international-bibliography]

	*"PROFESSOR A.F.C. POLLARD", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (1948): 63-66.

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'''Alan Pollard'''

*Martin, L. C. "Prof. Alan F. C. Pollard." ''Nature'' 162, no. 4122 (Oct. 30, 1948): 686–687. [https://doi.org/10.1038/162686a0]
Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard.
*Pollard, A. F. C. "The World List of Scientific Periodicals." ''Aslib proceedings'' 1 (1924) 78--79 [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006951327]
British Society for International Bibliography
[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap146]
[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/documents/aa110002571/records-of-the-british-society-for-international-bibliography]

*"PROFESSOR A.F.C. POLLARD", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (1948): 63-66.

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	'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.		'''Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard''' (1877-1948) was a British professor of optics and advocate of documentation.
	After study at the London University Pollard became a munitions specialist. he joined ~~Nobels~~ Explosives Ltd in Croydon and was chief physicist. ~~After army service in~~ the First World War he was appointed sub-director of the Instrument Section of the Ministry of Munitions in 1918 and captain in the Royal Air Force. He was ~~then~~ appointed to the chair in instrument design in the Technical Optics Department of the Imperial College until he retired and became professor emeritus.		He joined the technical staff of Siemens Brothers in Stafford in 1907. After study at the London University Pollard became a munitions specialist. He joined Nobel's Explosives Ltd in Croydon and was chief physicist. During the First World War he became captain in the Royal Air Force and in charge of certain types of aircraft instruments at the Air Ministry. He was appointed sub-director of the Instrument Section of the Ministry of Munitions in 1918 and captain in the Royal Air Force. In 1919 he was appointed to the chair in instrument design in the Technical Optics Department of the Imperial College, London until he retired and became professor emeritus.
	He invented or developed a wide range of instruments and appliances and received a DSc (Engineering) degree in 1943.		He invented or developed a wide range of instruments and appliances and received a DSc (Engineering) degree in 1943.
	Pollard died August 15, 1948 at Thames Ditton.		Pollard died August 15, 1948 at Thames Ditton, Surrey.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	He promoted the Universal Decimal Classification and helpd develop the class numbers for optics.		He promoted the Universal Decimal Classification and helpd develop the class numbers for optics.
	Pollard was the first President of the British Society for International Bibliography ((BSIB), co-founded with [[S. C. Bradford]], from 1927-1945. BSIB was the British affiliate of the [[FID]].		Pollard was the first President of the British Society for International Bibliography ((BSIB), co-founded with [[S. C. Bradford]], from 1927-1945. BSIB was the British affiliate of the [[FID]].
	He was also very active in the International Institute for Bibliography (later [[FID]] and was ~~Predident~~ 1927-1928.		He was also very active in the International Institute for Bibliography (later [[FID]] and was President 1927-1928.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
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	*Martin, L. C. "Prof. Alan F. C. Pollard." ''Nature'' 162, no. 4122 (Oct. 30, 1948): 686–687. Obituary. [https://doi.org/10.1038/162686a0]		*Martin, L. C. "Prof. Alan F. C. Pollard." ''Nature'' 162, no. 4122 (Oct. 30, 1948): 686–687. Obituary. [https://doi.org/10.1038/162686a0]
	*"Professor A. F.C. Pollard", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (March 1948): 63-66.		*"Professor A. F.C. Pollard", ''Journal of Documentation'', Vol. 4 No. 2, (March 1948): 63-66.
	*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): ~~188~~. Obituary.		*[Professor Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard (1877-1948)] ''Engineering'' (July-Dec 1948): 184. Obituary.
	*Rayward, W. B. ''The universe of information: The work of Paul Otlet for documentation and international organisation.'' Moscow: FID. (FID Publ. 520)		*Rayward, W. B. ''The universe of information: The work of Paul Otlet for documentation and international organisation.'' Moscow: FID. (FID Publ. 520)