Land is an identical twin. He and his brother Ralph[1] were born in Berlin into a well-off Jewish family, who fled to the UK in 1939 in the aftermath of Kristallnacht.[2]: 1 He and his brother changed their name from Landsberger to Land on the advice of a careers advisor at the LSE.[2]: 4 Land was educated at Willesden County Grammar School from 1943 to 1947 and after graduating in Economics from the LSE in 1950, he joined the London food and catering enterprise J. Lyons, working on the first electronic computer designed for business use, the LEO I with his colleague Mary Coombs.[3]
In 1967, Land was selected for a newly established post in what later became the Department of Information Systems at LSE. Here he became involved with the development and definition of the subject and its curriculum. He chaired working parties for the British Computer Society, the National Computing Centre, and the Council for National Academic Awards concerned with curriculum development. He worked with an international group to establish the International Federation for Information Processing's (IFIP) curriculum for information systems designers. At the LSE he set up the ADMIS (Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems) Masters course and developed a Ph.D. program.
He has been awarded an honorary doctorate in science and the IFIP award for distinguished service. He has served as technical advisor to House of CommonsSelect committees examining IT in the UK.
Land retired from full-time academic work in 1992 and is currently Visiting Professor of Information Management at the LSE and at Leeds Metropolitan University.[4]
His wife was the LSE operational research emeritus professor Ailsa Land (1927–2021).[7] They married in 1953 and had three children, Frances, Richard and Margi, during Ailsa's PhD studies. Following their retirement the couple moved to Devon in 2000.[8]
Selected publications
Books
Farbey, Barbara, Frank Land, and David Targett. How to assess your IT investment: a study of methods and practice. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993.
Avgerou, Chrisanthi, Claudio Ciborra, and Frank Land, eds. The social study of information and communication technology: Innovation, actors, and contexts. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Articles, a selection
Land, Frank, and Rudy Hirschheim. "Participative systems design: rationale, tools and techniques." Journal of Applied Systems Analysis 10.10 (1983): 15–18.
Galliers, Robert D., and Frank F. Land. "Viewpoint: choosing appropriate information systems research methodologies." Communications of the ACM 30.11 (1987): 901–902.
Farbey, Barbara, Frank Land, and David Targett. "Evaluating investments in IT." Journal of information technology 7.2 (1992): 109–122.
Farbey, Barbara, Frank Land, and David Targett. "A taxonomy of information systems applications: The benefits ladder[permanent dead link]." European journal of information systems 4.1 (1995): 41–50.
Farbey, Barbara, Frank Land, and David Targett. "Moving IS evaluation forward: learning themes and research issues." The Journal of Strategic Information Systems 8.2 (1999): 189–207.
References
^"Identical twins to mark 82nd birthday with 12,000ft skydive". MyLondon. Reach plc. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ ab"Frank Land Interviewed by Thomas Lean" (PDF). National Life Stories an Oral History of British Science. British Library Sounds. May–June 2010.
^"Frank Land". www.olduffs.org. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^"Ailsa Land obituary". The Guardian. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
External links
Professor Emeritus Frank Land
Listen to an oral history interview with Frank Land - a life story interview recorded for An Oral History of British Science 6 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine at the British Library
Reflections of Decision Support Pioneers - Frank Land
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For the professor of mathematics see Frank William Land For the founder of the Order of DeMolay see Frank S Land Fred Frank Land OBE born Frank Landsberger October 1928 is a German born information systems researcher and was the first United Kingdom Professor of Information Systems He is currently emeritus professor in the Department of Information Systems at the London School of Economics LSE He was married to Ailsa Land a professor of Operations Research Frank LandOBELand in 1982BornOctober 1928 age 94 95 Berlin GermanyNationalityBritishKnown forBritish Computer Society National Computing Centre International Federation for Information ProcessingSpouseAilsa LandAwardsFBCS Association for Information Systems LEO AwardAcademic backgroundAcademic workDisciplineInformation SystemsInstitutionsLondon School of Economics London Business School Wharton School Sydney University Bond University Curtin University Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadDoctoral studentsRobert D Galliers T H Tse Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Selected publications 3 1 Books 3 2 Articles a selection 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditLand is an identical twin He and his brother Ralph 1 were born in Berlin into a well off Jewish family who fled to the UK in 1939 in the aftermath of Kristallnacht 2 1 He and his brother changed their name from Landsberger to Land on the advice of a careers advisor at the LSE 2 4 Land was educated at Willesden County Grammar School from 1943 to 1947 and after graduating in Economics from the LSE in 1950 he joined the London food and catering enterprise J Lyons working on the first electronic computer designed for business use the LEO I with his colleague Mary Coombs 3 In 1967 Land was selected for a newly established post in what later became the Department of Information Systems at LSE Here he became involved with the development and definition of the subject and its curriculum He chaired working parties for the British Computer Society the National Computing Centre and the Council for National Academic Awards concerned with curriculum development He worked with an international group to establish the International Federation for Information Processing s IFIP curriculum for information systems designers At the LSE he set up the ADMIS Analysis Design and Management of Information Systems Masters course and developed a Ph D program In 1982 Land was appointed as the UK s first professor of Information Systems In 1986 he moved to the London Business School as Professor of Information Management He has served as Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania the Wharton School Sydney University Bond University Curtin University and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad IIMA He has been awarded an honorary doctorate in science and the IFIP award for distinguished service He has served as technical advisor to House of Commons Select committees examining IT in the UK Land retired from full time academic work in 1992 and is currently Visiting Professor of Information Management at the LSE and at Leeds Metropolitan University 4 In 2003 Land was jointly selected for the AIS LEO Award with Jack F Rockart of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for lifetime exceptional achievement The LEO Award established in 1999 by the Association for Information Systems and the International Conference on Information Systems recognises seminal contributions to research theory development and practice in Information Systems 5 Land was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to the information systems industry 6 Personal life EditHis wife was the LSE operational research emeritus professor Ailsa Land 1927 2021 7 They married in 1953 and had three children Frances Richard and Margi during Ailsa s PhD studies Following their retirement the couple moved to Devon in 2000 8 Selected publications EditBooks Edit Farbey Barbara Frank Land and David Targett How to assess your IT investment a study of methods and practice Oxford Butterworth Heinemann 1993 Avgerou Chrisanthi Claudio Ciborra and Frank Land eds The social study of information and communication technology Innovation actors and contexts Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Articles a selection Edit Land Frank and Rudy Hirschheim Participative systems design rationale tools and techniques Journal of Applied Systems Analysis 10 10 1983 15 18 Galliers Robert D and Frank F Land Viewpoint choosing appropriate information systems research methodologies Communications of the ACM 30 11 1987 901 902 Farbey Barbara Frank Land and David Targett Evaluating investments in IT Journal of information technology 7 2 1992 109 122 Farbey Barbara Frank Land and David Targett A taxonomy of information systems applications The benefits ladder permanent dead link European journal of information systems 4 1 1995 41 50 Farbey Barbara Frank Land and David Targett Moving IS evaluation forward learning themes and research issues The Journal of Strategic Information Systems 8 2 1999 189 207 References Edit Identical twins to mark 82nd birthday with 12 000ft skydive MyLondon Reach plc 22 October 2010 Retrieved 10 August 2021 a b Frank Land Interviewed by Thomas Lean PDF National Life Stories an Oral History of British Science British Library Sounds May June 2010 Frank Land www olduffs org Retrieved 10 October 2018 Frank Land Association for Information Systems Archived from the original on 5 October 2007 Retrieved 15 January 2008 AIS LEO Awards Association for Information Systems Retrieved 11 October 2008 No 62666 The London Gazette Supplement 8 June 2019 p B13 Professor Ailsa Land London School of Economics and Political Science Retrieved 8 October 2018 Ailsa Land obituary The Guardian 14 June 2021 Retrieved 20 June 2021 External links EditProfessor Emeritus Frank Land Listen to an oral history interview with Frank Land a life story interview recorded for An Oral History of British Science 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