Person
Linforth, Donald John (1934 - )
- Born
- 19 February 1934
Toora, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Meteorologist
Summary
Donald Linforth worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 31 years from (1963-1994). He was Superintendent of Operational and Information Services there from 1978 to 1985, and Superintendent of Public and Marine weather services from 1985 to 1994.
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Chronology
- 1936
- Education - Associate Diploma in Applied Physics (AssDipAppPhys) in Meteorology, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- 1936 - 1976
- Career position - Joined the Victorian Regional Office of the Bureau of Meteorology
- 1956
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1957
- Education - Diploma in Education (DipEd), University of Melbourne
- 1958 - c. 1962
- Career position - Taught maths and science in the Victorian Education Department
- 1963
- Education - Diploma of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology
- 1972 - 1994
- Career position - Member of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission for Marine Meteorology (CMM)
- 1976
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne
- 1976 - 1977
- Career position - Co-ordination and Planning unit of the Bureau of Meteorology (Head Office)
- 1977 - 1978
- Career position - Supervisor of Operational Services
- 1978 - 1985
- Career position - Superintendent of Operational and Information Services, (public, aviation, marine weather services and climatological services for Australia)
- 1982
- Life event - Quiz champion on Mastermind
- 1985 - 1994
- Career position - Superintendent of Public and Marine weather services
- 1989 - 1993
- Career position - Chairman of CMM Working Group on Specialised Marine Meteorological Services
- 1994
- Career position - Retired from the Bureau in June
- 1999
- Career position - Editor of WMO Guide to Public Weather Services, 1999 2nd edition
- 2001
- Career position - Author of WMO Guide to Marine Meteorological Services, 1995-1996 3rd edition
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Senior Appointments - Don Linforth, STPM', Weather News, 272 (August 1985) (1985), 18-19. Details
- Linforth, Don, 'Edwin Thomas Quayle - Bureau Research Pioneer', Weather News, 315 (April 1997) (1997), 28-29. Details
Resources
- 'Linforth, D J (19340219-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-582665. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_l.html. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 9 March 2018
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