Harold Wilbur Lawson

Background

Lawson, Harold Wilbur was born on December 13, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harold and Thelma Catherine (Bushey) Lawson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Temple University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Royal Technology University, Stockholm, 1983.

Career

Programmer Remington Rand Univac, Philadelphia, 1959-1961. Manager advanced technical International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, New York City, 1961-1967. Professor computer science Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1967-1972.

Director programming research Standard Computer Corporation, Costa Mesa, California, 1969-1970. Professor computer science Linkoping (Sweden) University, 1973-1988. Chief Executive Officer Lawson Konsult AB, Lidingö, Sweden, since 1988.

Guest professor University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1984, Polytechnic Barcelona, Spain, 1975-1976, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan, 1984, University California, Irvine, 1969-1970. Professor computer science International Business Machines Corporation Belgium, Free University Brussels, Belgium National Science Foundation, Brussels, 1982. Chairman advisory board electrical and computers, Incentive AB, Stockholm, 1981-1986.

Head Swedish delegate International Standards Organisation/International Electrotech. Commission Joint Technology Com.1 Subcom.7 Working Group7, since 1996. Director Link Technology, Stockholm, since 1997.

Achievements

• Harold Wilbur Lawson has been listed as a noteworthy company executive, engineering, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Understanding Computer Systems Illustrations
  • Understanding computer systems
  • Parallel Processing in Industrial Real-Time Applications (Prentice Hall Series in Innovative Technology)

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Distinguished Visitor 1991, Computer Pioneer award 2000), Association Computing Machinery (distinguished lecturer 1969-1971, since 1998). Member International Council on Systems Engineering.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, gardening, coaching youth sports teams, skiing.

Connections

Married Clara Eleanor Rex, November, 1959. 1 child, Catherine Louise. Married Annika Margareta Johansson, April, 1987.

Children: Per Adrian Julius, Jasmine Maria Rebecca.

Father:

Harold Lawson

Mother:

Thelma Catherine (Bushey) Lawson

Spouse:

Clara Eleanor Rex

Spouse:

Annika Margareta Johansson

child:

Catherine Louise Lawson

child:

Jasmine Maria Rebecca Lawson

child:

Per Adrian Julius Lawson