Person Houghton; Sir; John Theodore (1931 - 2020) Houghton John Theodore Sir 1931 - 2020 British Male Dyserth, Flintshire, Wales 30/12/1931 19311230 15/04/2020 20200415

Career: Professor of Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford (1976-1983); Chairman of the Scientific Assessment for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (1988-2002); Chairmanof the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (1992-1998); Chief Executive of the Meteorological Office (1983-1991); in 2006 he is Chairman of the John Ray Initiative; Trustee for the Shell Foundation: Honorary Scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. Medals/Awards: Japan Prize presented by the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan, in the category of 'Global Change' for his original and outstanding achievements in science , acknowledging his pioneering research on atmospheric structure and composition based on his satellite observation technology and for promotion of international understanding of climate change, 2006 Honours: CBE 1983; Kt 1991 Memberships: FRMS (President 1976-1978) Lectures: Bakerian 1991; Technology 1996 Fellow 16/03/1972 40 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 30 Dec 1931 - NA3541 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 2c2db183-417a-4774-b6d0-0e17a25329c1