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He came to BGS as a science teacher in 1927 with an honours degree in natural sciences from [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam Hall, Cambridge]] and after a spell lecturing at [[Wikipedia:University of Greenwich|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. | He came to BGS as a science teacher in 1927 with an honours degree in natural sciences from [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam Hall, Cambridge]] and after a spell lecturing at [[Wikipedia:University of Greenwich|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. | ||
The annual [[Dickson Science Prize]] was instituted by the Old Bostonian Association in his honour upon his retirement in 1962. | |||
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Revision as of 13:56, 21 December 2020
| Herbert Matthew Dickson | |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 June 1967 |
| Education | Natural sciences, Fitzwilliam Hall, Cambridge |
| Roles | Acting headmaster (1954) |
| Years at BGS | 1927-1962 |
| Departments | Science |
| Notable work(s) | Air Training Corps; received an MBE in 1962 |
| Children | John Lewis Dickson |
Herbert Matthew Dickson was a teacher of science at Boston Grammar School (1927-62).
He 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.
The annual Dickson Science Prize was instituted by the Old Bostonian Association in his honour upon his retirement in 1962.