Background
Wilson, John Foster was born on January 20, 1919 in Nottingham, England. Son of George Henry and Leonora Carrick (Foster) Wilson.
international health administrator
Wilson, John Foster was born on January 20, 1919 in Nottingham, England. Son of George Henry and Leonora Carrick (Foster) Wilson.
Worcester College, for the Blind and St. Catherine’s College, Oxford.
Founder, 1950; director Royal Commonwealth Society Blind, 1950—1983. Founder, president International Agency Prevention Blindness, 1975, honorary life president, 1981. Vice president Royal Commonwealth Society Blind, 1984.
Senior consultant United Nations Development Programme, from 1983. Chairman IMPACT International Initiative Aainst Avoidable Disability.
Married Chloe Jean McDermid, 1944. Children: Claire Elizabeth, Felicity Jane.