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Sir
Michael Dixon
DL ARCS
Sir Michael Dixon DL ARCS
	Michael Dixon in November 2016
Principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 September 2020
Preceded by	Sir Neil Chalmers
Personal details
Born	16 March 1956 (age 68)
Alma mater	Imperial College London (BSc); University of York (DPhil)

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Sir Michael Dixon DL (born 16 March 1956) is the principal of Green Templeton College at the University of Oxford and former director of the Natural History Museum, London.

Early life

Dixon was born on 16 March 1956. He was educated at Tiffin School, a boys grammar school in Kingston upon Thames.^[1] He studied at Imperial College London, graduating Bachelor of Science (BSc) and was awarded Associateship of the Royal College of Science (ARCS). He undertook postgraduate studies at the University of York, completing his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1984.^[2]

Career

He was director general of the Zoological Society of London and became director of the Natural History Museum on 1 June 2004.^[3] The appointment of Dixon at the NHM is noteworthy in its marking a break with tradition in which the director has been an eminent practising scientist.

As of 2015, Dixon was paid a salary of between £160,000 and £164,999 by the Natural History Museum, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.^[4]

He was knighted in the Birthday Honours for 2014 in recognition of his services to museums.^[5]

Dixon was elected principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford in 2019 and took up office in September 2020.^[6]

Personal life

In 1988, Dixon married Richenda Milton-Thompson. Together they had two children; a daughter, Isabel (born 1990) and a son, Samuel (born 1992). They divorced in 1999. In 2001, he married for a second time to Deborah Mary Reece (née McMahon). Together they have one son, Noah (born 1999).^[2]

References

^ "TIFFNEWS No. 226" Archived 10 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine, 22 December 2005.
^ ^a ^b "DIXON, Dr Michael". Who's Who 2014. A & C Black. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "New director for the Natural History Museum". Sciencecentres. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014.
^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b2.
^ "Meet Green Templeton's New Principal: Sir Michael Dixon". Green Templeton College, Oxford. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

Notes

'Dixon to head Natural History Museum', The Independent (10 January 2004)
National Museum Directors Conference

Cultural offices
Preceded by Neil Chalmers	Director of the Natural History Museum 2004–2020	Succeeded by Doug Gurr
Academic offices
Preceded by Denise Lievesley	Principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford 2020–present	Incumbent

[1] "TIFFNEWS No. 226" Archived 10 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine, 22 December 2005.

[Who's_Who_2014-2] "DIXON, Dr Michael". Who's Who 2014. A & C Black. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "New director for the Natural History Museum". Sciencecentres. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014.

[4] "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

[5] "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b2.

[6] "Meet Green Templeton's New Principal: Sir Michael Dixon". Green Templeton College, Oxford. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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-'''Sir Michael Dixon''' (born 16 March 1956) is the Director of the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]] in [[London]], [[England]].
+{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
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+'''Sir Michael Dixon''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DL}} (born 16 March 1956) is the principal of [[Green Templeton College]] at the [[University of Oxford]] and former director of the [[Natural History Museum, London]].
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-Dixon was born on 16 March 1956.<ref>{{Citation | title = Weekend Birthdays | newspaper = [[The Guardian]] | pages =51 | date = 16 March 2014 | accessdate = 16 March 2014}}</ref> He was educated at [[Tiffin School]], a [[single-sex education|boys]] [[grammar school]] in [[Kingston upon Thames]].<ref>[http://www.tiffin.kingston.sch.uk/ota/tiffnews/December2005.pdf "TIFFNEWS No. 226"], 22 December 2005.</ref> He studied at [[Imperial College London]], graduating [[Bachelor of Science]] (BSc) and was awarded [[Associate of the Royal College of Science|Associateship of the Royal College of Science]] (ARCS). He undertook [[postgraduate]] studies at the [[University of York]], completing his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (DPhil) degree in 1984.<ref name="Who's Who 2014" />
+Dixon was born on 16 March 1956. He was educated at [[Tiffin School]], a [[single-sex education|boys]] [[grammar school]] in [[Kingston upon Thames]].<ref>[http://www.tiffin.kingston.sch.uk/ota/tiffnews/December2005.pdf "TIFFNEWS No. 226"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410081239/http://www.tiffin.kingston.sch.uk/ota/tiffnews/December2005.PDF |date=10 April 2006 }}, 22 December 2005.</ref> He studied at [[Imperial College London]], graduating [[Bachelor of Science]] (BSc) and was awarded [[Associate of the Royal College of Science|Associateship of the Royal College of Science]] (ARCS). He undertook [[postgraduate]] studies at the [[University of York]], completing his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (DPhil) degree in 1984.<ref name="Who's Who 2014" />
 ==Career==
-He was Director General of the [[Zoological Society of London]] and became Director of the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]] on 1 June 2004.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = New director for the Natural History Museum | work = | publisher = Sciencecentres | date = | url = http://sciencecentres.org.uk/news/e_news/enews_jun04.html#reg2 | archivedate = 16 March 2014}}</ref>
+He was director general of the [[Zoological Society of London]] and became director of the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]] on 1 June 2004.<ref>{{cite web | title = New director for the Natural History Museum | publisher = Sciencecentres | url = http://sciencecentres.org.uk/news/e_news/enews_jun04.html#reg2 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140316010101/http://sciencecentres.org.uk/news/e_news/enews_jun04.html#reg2| url-status =dead| archivedate = 16 March 2014}}</ref> The appointment of Dixon at the NHM is noteworthy in its marking a break with tradition in which the director has been an eminent practising scientist.
+As of 2015, Dixon was paid a salary of between £160,000 and £164,999 by the Natural History Museum, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492289/150K_senior_salaries.csv/preview|title = Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK|date = 2015-12-17|website = www.gov.uk|access-date = 2016-03-13}}</ref>
-The appointment of Dr Dixon at the NHM is noteworthy in its marking a break with tradition in which the Director has been an eminent practising scientist.
+He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2014 Birthday Honours|Birthday Honours for 2014]] in recognition of his services to museums.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60895 |date=14 June 2014 |page=b2 |supp=y}}</ref>
+Dixon was elected principal of [[Green Templeton College, Oxford]] in 2019 and took up office in September 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/meet-new-principal/ |title=Meet Green Templeton's New Principal: Sir Michael Dixon |date=3 September 2020|website=Green Templeton College, Oxford|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-In 1988, Dixon married Richenda Milton-Thompson. Together they had two children; one son and one daughter. They divorced in 1999. In 2001, he married for a second time to Deborah Mary Reece (née McMahon). Together they have one son.<ref name="Who's Who 2014">{{cite web|title=DIXON, Dr Michael|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U42135|work=Who's Who 2014|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref>
+In 1988, Dixon married Richenda Milton-Thompson. Together they had two children; a daughter, Isabel (born 1990) and a son, Samuel (born 1992). They divorced in 1999. In 2001, he married for a second time to Deborah Mary Reece (née McMahon). Together they have one son, Noah (born 1999).<ref name="Who's Who 2014">{{cite web|title=DIXON, Dr Michael|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U42135|work=Who's Who 2014|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref>
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