| 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 | |