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Sir Walter John Worboys (22 February 1900 – 18 March 1969), was an Australian-born British businessman. He was born in Perth, WA on 22 February 1900〔“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7〕 and educated at Scotch College and the University of Western Australia. Elected a Rhodes Scholar in 1922, he gained his D.Phil. after a further period of study at Lincoln College, Oxford.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate = 19 March 2012 )〕 His first job was as a Research Chemist at Brunner Mond & Co. From here he moved to ICI eventually reaching the rank of Director. In 1947 he joined the Council of Industrial Design, a body set up by the Board of Trade in 1944. He was chairman of the Council from 1953 until 1960, during which time he set up the Design Centre, a permanent exhibition of the Council’s work. The establishment of the Design Centre proved to be a turning point in the history of the Council which, until that time had attracted more critics than friends. In 1961 he was appointed to chair a committee to bring in a new era of modern road signage.〔 The committee reported in 1963,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hansard : Traffic Signs Committee Report )〕 advocating a total overhaul of the style of British road signs, a style that has lasted until the present day (2013). The report recommended the pictorial design found on many European road signs, along with a British-designed font that was to become known as the Transport font. He died on 17 March 1969.〔''Obituary: Sir Walter Worboys'' The Times Tuesday, Mar 18, 1969; pg. 12; Issue 57512; col G〕 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter Worboys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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