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William Henry Dines

1855 - 1927

Born

05 August 1855

Pimlico, London, England

Died

24/12/1927

His home at Benson, Oxfordshire

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
11/05/1905
Occupation
Meteorologist
Relationships
Married 1882 Catherine Emma Tugwell; two sons, LHG Dines and JS Dines who both followed their father into the Meteorological Service of the Air Ministry. LHG Dines became Assistant Superintendant in charge of the Upper Air Section at Kew Observatory, and JS Dines became the first official in charge of meteorology at South Farnborough, then Superintendant of the Forecast Division