William Henry Dines ( 1855 - 1927 )

Birth: Pimlico, London, England (05 August 1855) Death: His home at Benson, Oxfordshire (24 December 1927) Profession: Meteorologist Education: BA (1881) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Career: Designed pressure tube anemometer; Director of Experiments on upper air for the Meteorological Office (1905-1922) Personally taken lead in exploration of the upper air of the British Isles by means of kites.