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Owen Wansbrough-Jones

January 01, 1970

Sir Owen Haddon Wansbrough-Jones KBE, CB (1906, Long Stratton, Norfolk, England – 1983, Long Stratton), was a leading academic chemist and soldier whose career included serving as Chief Scientist to the British Ministry of Supply.

Educated at Norwich School,[1] Gresham's School, Holt, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he took the degrees of B.A., BSc, and PhD at Cambridge, where he worked under Eric Rideal.

During his career in the Army and later in the Civil Service, he specialised in weapon development.

Career edit

  • 1930 - 1946 Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
  • 1939 - 1945 Served with British Army (with rank of Brigadier)
  • 1945 - 1951 Scientific Adviser to the Army Council
  • 1951 - 1953 Principal Director for Scientific Research, Ministry of Supply
  • 1953 - 1959 Chief Scientist, Ministry of Supply
  • 1959 - 1970 Chairman of Albright & Wilson Ltd

Other Positions edit

Arms edit

Coat of arms of Owen Wansbrough-Jones
Motto
Et Schola Parnassus[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Harries et al. (1991), p. 224
  2. ^ Goldsmiths Hall, 65 Wansbrough-Jones OH. Baz Manning. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

Sources edit

  • The Growth of Operational Research 1939-1964, by Sir Charles Goodeve
  • Owen Wansbrough-Jones at the Open University Biographical Database
  • Harries, R.; Cattermole, P.; Mackintosh, P. (1991). A History of Norwich School: King Edward VI's Grammar School at Norwich. Norwich: Friends of Norwich School. ISBN 978-0-9518561-1-6.

January 01, 1970
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