Person Sawyer; John Stanley (1916 - 2000) Sawyer John Stanley 1916 - 2000 British Male Wembley, Middlesex, England 19/06/1916 19160619 19/09/2000 20000919

Meteorologist 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) Married Betty; one daughter Fellow 15/03/1962 45 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 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 19 Jun 1916 - 19 Sep 2000 NA4980 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 84c82125-7119-4733-8e75-ead44290e4ed