Liveryman Dr John Rae obituary

John and Irene Rae

John passed away on 1st February 2021 at the age of 78 at the John Radcliffe Hospital after declining health.

Dr John Rae became a Liveryman in 1997 when he was Managing Director of NPL Management Ltd. Born in Glasgow he first studied Mathematics and Natural Philosophy followed by a PhD in Theoretical Physics at University of Glasgow. There followed an interesting career that took him to Brussels and Texas. When he joined the Livery he was a fellow of the Institute of Energy, Fellow of the institute of Physics and member of British Nuclear Energy Society.

The photo shows him dancing with his wife Irene who passed a few years earlier.

He will be missed by all his family and will be remembered through stories for his young Grandson who gave him great joy in recent times.