Authorised form of name | Sawyer; John Stanley (1916 - 2000) |
Dates | 1916 - 2000 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Wembley, Middlesex, England |
Date of birth | 19/06/1916 |
Date of death | 19/09/2000 |
Occupation | Meteorologist |
Activity | Education: Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith; Jesus College, Cambridge. MA Career: Technical Officer, Meteorological Office; involved in weather forecasting for RAF stations (World War 2); went to India, to be involved in co-ordinating meteorological service in South-East Asia Air Command (1943); staff, Forecast Research Division, Dunstable, from its inception (1949); Chairman, British National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics (1961); Assistant Director (Dynamical Research), Meteorological Office; Director of Research, Meteorological Office (1965-1976); President, Commission for atmospheric sciences, World Meteorological Organisation (1968-1973); retired (1976); member, National Environment Research Council Memberships: FRMS (President 1963-1965)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 15/03/1962 |
Age at election | 45 |
Relationships | Married Betty; one daughter |
Source | Sources: Times obituary 25/10/00 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2002 vol 48 pp 405-416, plate, by Sir John Mason FRS |
Code | NA4980 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
IM/GA/WRS/8997 | Sawyer, John Stanley | nd |
EC/1962/20 | Sawyer, John Stanley: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |