Harold Dobson

Background

Dobson, Harold was born on August 25, 1922 in Manchester, England. Son of Samuel and Florence (Swindels) Dobson.

Education

Teaching Diploma, University Gottingen, Germany, 1945. Ord. National Certified, College of Technology, Manchester, 1947. Higher National Certified, University Manchester, 1948.

Career

Science teacher, British Army, 1945-1947; statistician, Manchester Corporation, Transport Department, 1947-1949; electronic engineer, Compagnie Generale de Metrologie, Annecy, France, 1949-1964; head calibration section, SPI-ITT Instruments Division, Annecy, 1964-1968; metrology manager, ITTE-Instruments Division, Annecy, 1968-1982; metrology advisor, Annecy, since 1982. Consultant in field; advisor metrology Singapore Institute Studies, since 1975.

Achievements

• Harold Dobson has been listed as a noteworthy Metrologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice-president Annecy le Vieux Lake Zone Residents Association, since 1978. With British Army, 1942-1947. Member Precision Measurement Association, French Association Quality (vice-president metrology section since 1986).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, electric trains.

Connections

Married Eliane Marthe Henriette Edmee Decoeur, October 1, 1949. Children: Pierre Stanley, Margaret Suzanne, Eileen Carol, Edmond William.

Father:

Samuel Dobson

Mother:

Florence (Swindels) Dobson

Spouse:

Eliane Marthe Henriette Edmee Decoeur

child:

Edmond William Dobson

child:

Margaret Suzanne Dobson

child:

Eileen Carol Dobson

child:

Pierre Stanley Dobson