Ludwik Finkelstein

Ludwik Finkelstein was a British engineer and academic, born in Lvov in 1929 and died in 2011, known for contributions to measurement science, instrumentation and systems engineering. During the Second World War his family was deported to Ukraine by Soviet forces, and after the war they settled in the United Kingdom. He took a BSc in physics and mathematics at the University of London in 1951, then worked at the Mining Research Establishment of the National Coal Board while studying electrical engineering and physics for an MSc in 1959. He built a long career at City, University of London, where his research connected theories of measurement and cybernetics with industrial control and instrumentation problems. He also served as chief regional adviser for Greater London for the Home Office scientific service for Home Defence, and was Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Northampton College of Advanced Technology from 1991 to 1994. He was appointed OBE in 1990 and was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.