| Born | 21.02.1935 Tanta, Egypt |
| Address | 95 Road 9 Maadi |
| Primary school | Collège des Frères Cairo 1940–1946 |
| Wartime evacuation | 15 months in South Africa |
| Boarding school | Kent College, Canterbury 1946–1950 |
| Grammar school | Park High School, Birkenhead 1951–1954 |
| Exam results | O-level GCSE (7 subjects) A-level (Physics, Chem. & Maths) State scholarship |
| National service 1954–1956 |
Royal Corps of Signals Catterick and Germany |
| University | Clare College, Cambridge 1956–1959 |
| Subjects | Part I Natural Sciences Physics, Chem., Metallurgy, Maths Part II Physics |
| Marriage | to Jennifer Clarke, 27 November 1965 at St Lawrence Church, Pinner, Middx. |
| First job 1959–1965 |
Cambridge Instrument Co. R & D electron optical instruments |
| Second job 1965–1975 |
Philips Scientific Sales of analytical instruments |
| Third job 1976–1978 |
Philips GmbH Kassel, Germany Sales of electron microscopes |
| Fourth job 1978–1992 |
Philips, Eindhoven World wide marketing electron microscopes |
| Travel for Philips |
Most of Western Europe Israel, South Africa, Zimbabwe Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India Thailand, China, Malaysia, Indonesia Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea Australia, New Zealand, Venezuela |
| Travel holidays |
Germany, Austria, Denmark, Benelux, Italy U.S.A. (New England and Grand Canyon) |