Person

Dickinson, John Albert (1917? - 1992)

Born
1917?
Died
22 July 1992
Occupation
Chemical engineer

Summary

John Dickinson spent virtually the whole of his working life with Berger Paints at Rhodes. He joined there in 1938 and held a number of key positions in laboratory management culminating in Technical Manager and an Associate Director, a position he held for the last 15 years of his career. His first main job was with Lever Bros (c.1936-1938) after studying chemical engineering at Sydney Technical College.

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