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John Henry Soar Dickenson (1882-1934)
1934/35 Obituary [1]
John Henry Soar Dickenson was born in 1882 and was educated at the Sheffield Technical School.
His practical training was obtained with the firm of Beyer, Peacock and Co., Gorton, after which he joined Vickers, Ltd., at Sheffield, in order to form a metallurgical investigation department. His work with this firm, of which he subsequently became a Director, established him as a leading authority on metallurgy, and he subsequently occupied with distinction many offices in the metallurgical world, such as President of the Sheffield Metallurgical Association, Vice-Chairman of the Corrosion Committee of The Iron and Steel Institute, etc. As a member of the Steel Research Committee of the Institution, Mr. Dickenson took a prominent part in the establishment of the ten E.S.C. Standard Automobile Steels during the War, and he was awarded the Crompton Medal in 1916.
He died on November 16th, 1934, at the age of 52.
He was elected a Member of the Institution in 1916.