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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-10 human Helen Morgan updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003273b.htm person Linforth Donald John AACR2 19 February 1934 Place of Birth Toora, Victoria, Australia Meteorologist 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. 1936 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 1956 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1957 1957 Education - Diploma in Education (DipEd), University of Melbourne 1958 c. 1962 Career position - Taught maths and science in the Victorian Education Department 1963 1963 Education - Diploma of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology 1972 1994 Career position - Member of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission for Marine Meteorology (CMM) 1976 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 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 1994 Career position - Retired from the Bureau in June 1999 1999 Career position - Editor of WMO Guide to Public Weather Services, 1999 2nd edition 2001 2001 Career position - Author of WMO Guide to Marine Meteorological Services, 1995-1996 3rd edition Linforth, D J (19340219-)

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 'Linforth, Donald John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Linforth, Donald John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Senior Appointments - Don Linforth, STPM Senior Appointments - Don Linforth, STPM 1985 Weather News 272 August 1985 18-19 Journal Article: Edwin Thomas Quayle - Bureau Research Pioneer Linforth, Don Edwin Thomas Quayle - Bureau Research Pioneer 1997 Weather News 315 April 1997 28-29 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001