Herbert Matthew Dickson
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| 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 |
| Home town | Swindon (Wiltshire) |
| 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.
Upon his retirement, the annual Dickson Science Prize was instituted by the Old Bostonian Association in his honour.