Background
Agnes Herbert was born on July 22, 1919 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. Arrived in Czechoslovakia, 1945. Daughter of William Bryson and Mary Keddie (Simpson) Waddell.
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Agnes Herbert Waddell-Zalud
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Education
Master of Arts with honours, Glasgow University, Scotland, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Glasgow University, Scotland, 1946
Career
Assistant lecturer, Glasgow (Scotland) U., 1941-1945;
research assistant, Engineering Research Institute, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1946-1948;
head of statistics group, National Research Institute for Machine Design, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1948-1964;
head of applied mathematics division, National Research Institute for Machine Design, Prague, 1964-1974;
senior scientist in quality and reliability, National Research Institute for Machine Design, Prague, 1974-1981;
consultant and lecturer, Engineering Industry, Prague, since 1981. Lecturer Czech Technology College and Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic, 1952-1982. Visiting lecturer Cranfield (England) Institute Technology, 1973-1974.
Advisor CzechOffice of Standards, Prague, since 1978. Czech representative to International Electrotechnical Commission TC 56 (Dependability), Geneva, Switzerland, since 1978. Consultant and lecturer IVECO Automotive Corporation, Turin, Italy, 1983-1985.
Czech representative to International Organization for Standardization 176, Toronto, since 1993.
Membership
Fellow Royal Statistics Society, London, American Society for Quality. Member International Academy for Quality, Czech Society for Quality (founding president 1963, honorary president 1990) European Organization Quality (honorary member 1994), Czechoslovak Science and Technology Society (honorary member 1980).
Interests
Connections
Married Herbert Frantisek Zalud, May 18, 1945 (deceased October, 1993). Children: Maryla, Irena.
Education
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1941
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1946
Career
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1941 - 1945
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1946 - 1948
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1948 - 1964
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1981