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== Obituary ==
== Obituary ==


John Lewis Dickson died on 17 January 2012 at [[Wikipedia:Dorset County Hospital]], aged 87 years.
John Lewis Dickson died on 17 January 2012 at [[Wikipedia:Dorset County Hospital|Dorset County Hospital]], aged 87 years.


While at BGS, John won the [[Parry Gold Medal]] (1942), of which he was very proud. Because of wartime restrictions, the medal was made of bronze rather than of gold. He went on to become a nuclear science engineer on the staff of the [[Wikipedia:Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment|Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment]] in 1946 and lived in Dorchester.
While at BGS, John won the [[Parry Gold Medal]] (1942), of which he was very proud. Because of wartime restrictions, the medal was made of bronze rather than of gold. He went on to become a nuclear science engineer on the staff of the [[Wikipedia:Winfrith|Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment]] in 1946 and lived in Dorchester.


At the time of his death, John had been married to his wife, Eileen, for 63 years.
At the time of his death, John had been married to his wife, Eileen, for 63 years.
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==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1939 (Part 3 of 8)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1937]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1938]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1939]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1940]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1941]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942]]
*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 16 February 2023

John Lewis Dickson

John Dickson
Died 17 January 2012 (aged 87)
Dorset County Hospital
Education Boston Grammar School (1932-1942)
Employer Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment
Notable work(s) Won the Parry Gold Medal (1942)
Parents Herbert Matthew Dickson

John Lewis Dickson was educated at Boston Grammar School (1932-42).

Obituary

John Lewis Dickson died on 17 January 2012 at Dorset County Hospital, aged 87 years.

While at BGS, John won the Parry Gold Medal (1942), of which he was very proud. Because of wartime restrictions, the medal was made of bronze rather than of gold. He went on to become a nuclear science engineer on the staff of the Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment in 1946 and lived in Dorchester.

At the time of his death, John had been married to his wife, Eileen, for 63 years.

John was the son of Herbert Matthew Dickson who came to BGS as a science teacher in 1927 with an honours degree in natural sciences from Fitzwilliam Hall, Cambridge and after a spell lecturing at Woolwich Polytechnic. HM Dickson was acting headmaster for a while, when Leslie Thomas Waddams left in 1954. In 1962 he was awarded the MBE and he also left BGS in that year.

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