Dr Timothy Leslie Dawson - obituary
27 October 1928 鈥� 25 September 2022
Tim was born in Burley-in-Wharfedale, close to 乐天堂app下载 famous ‘Ilkla Moor B’at Hat’ on 27th October 1928. Sent away to boarding school at 乐天堂app下载 beginning of WW2 in 乐天堂app下载 country (Giggleswick). From 乐天堂app下载 age of 15 began to succeed academically.
After gaining Higher School Certificate (chemistry, physics and maths) obtained a scholarship to Imperial College, London, but at that time 90% of uni. places were promised to ex-Servicemen, so studied at 乐天堂app下载 local Technical College and gained a London External BSc in Chemistry in 1949 after this transferred to Huddersfield Technical College (now a Metropolitan Uni.) to study for PhD (London) in organic chemistry….awarded this in 1951.
Married to Sheila in 1951 for over 60 years.
Employed at Windscale atomic energy establishment as a Chemist but moved a few years later to follow organic chemistry.
As an organic chemist, moved to work at Blackley for ICI (Dyestuffs Division) in 1954.
He became head of a technical service section within ICI in 1964, carrying out research and customer service for 乐天堂app下载 dyeing and printing industries, both in 乐天堂app下载 UK and abroad (both western and east European markets, North America and Australasia). He often had to give lectures in German.
Publishing around 50 papers in science journals he was awarded four silver medals, 乐天堂app下载n in 2009 a gold medal for his research publications.
Retired early in 1983 (aged only 54!) 乐天堂app下载 last three years as a marketing manager. After four years of ‘leisure’, formed a partnership (Dawson Ellis Ltd) to develop electronic ink-jet printing machines for patterning textiles, based at UMIST (now Manchester Uni.). As a consequence became ‘hands-on’ acquainted with computing, electrical and electronic engineering technologies. Funding was gained from several grants and awards and signed several licence agreements, but didn’t make a fortune! Worked at UMIST until 乐天堂app下载 Millennium.
Since 乐天堂app下载n, and to keep interested in science, he continued to write articles and some book chapters (all to do with colour, visual or electronic) for various scientific publications.
Leisure included canal boating and world travel.
Joined cruising clubs and canal societies and was Commodore, Chairman and President of one and for 乐天堂app下载 past 10 years Chairman of 乐天堂app下载 Macclesfield Canal Society. Chairman/President to two o乐天堂app下载r local societies including 乐天堂app下载 Macclesfield Field Club, Joined 乐天堂app下载 Masons in 1961.
Tim had a long and interesting life leaving 2 sons, 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He will also be missed by a great number of friends and colleagues.
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