- birth name is basil john mason    - death date is 6 january 2015    - workplaces is met office umist      - awards is knight frs -lrb- 1965 -rrb- doctor of science -lrb- london -rrb- bachelor -lrb- 1979 -rrb- cb -lrb- 1973 -rrb-    - birth date is 18 august 1923      - birth place is docking , norfolk , england    - alma mater is university college , nottingham    Given the details above, guess who could this information be about.
basil john mason