John Lewis Dawson

Background

Dawson, John Lewis was born on August 11, 1945 in Beckenham, Kent, England.

Education

Bachelor, U. Cambridge (England), 1966; diploma in computer science, U. Cambridge (England), 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Cambridge (England), 1974.

Career

Programmer, Brush Elec. Engineering, Loughborough, United Kingdom, 1967-1969; programmer faculty of architecture, U. Cambridge, 1972-1973; demonstrator computer laboratory, U. Cambridge, 1973-1974; senior assistant in research faculty of modern languages, U. Cambridge, 1974-1981; assistant director research faculty of modern languages, U. Cambridge, 1981-1989; computer officer computing service, U. Cambridge, since 1989. Director (technical) Humanities Computing Consultants, Ltd., Cambridge, since 1980.

Achievements

• John Lewis Dawson has been listed as a noteworthy University computer officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association for History & Computing, Association for Literary & Linguistic Computing (honorary, honorary secretary 1977-1983).

Interests

• Avocations: singing, horse riding, walking, stampcollecting, genealogy.

Connections

Son of Joyce (Hickling) Dawson. Stepfather: George Walter Dawson. Married Frances Rosemary Cooke, May 16, 1969.

Children: Andrew Peter, Louise Catherine.

Father:

Joyce (Hickling) Dawson Dawson

Spouse:

Frances Rosemary Cooke

child:

Andrew Peter Dawson

child:

Louise Catherine Dawson