Jimmy Whittaker

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In 2022 Dr. Jimmy Whittaker wrote: Jimmy Whittaker was born in Liverpool but spent his formative years in the sleepy West Berkshire town of Hungerford enjoying an idyllic life of fishing, being a “Mod,” birding (all sorts!) and musical pursuits together with his “gang.” He left for university, little knowing that his studies were to occupy the next ten years of his life!

Jimmy spent most of his working life in schools, colleges, and universities teaching subjects ranging from mathematics to materials science. He holds post-graduate degrees in polymer science, organic chemistry and materials science and has Qualified Teacher Status He originally qualified as a chemist through the Royal Institute of Chemistry (now the Royal Society of Chemistry).

He has lived in Florida over the past 17 years where he developed a keen interest in all matters green and graduated from the University of Florida as a Master Gardener and is a certified teacher of Square Foot gardening,

In retirement, he enjoys (more) fishing, traveling, ornithology, genealogy, and writing. His recent books include The Pike Text Book, Tales of Three Men in a Boat (a comedy travelogue), Illustrated Tales of Three Men in a Boat, Introducing Succulents and a semi-autobiographical work, Teenage Tales of Hungerford.The Changing Faces of Hungerford three volumes covering the history of the town and more recently Memorial Benches of Hungerford

He is a fan of The Beatles, Liverpool Football Club, and Real Ale. He has three children: Adam (Young Lockhart), Lucy (Lucifer) and Chaanah (Best Girl). He  lives with his wife Kat in southern England but has spent the last 17 winters in Florida.

(Dr. Jimmy Whittaker has contributed many articles to the Virtual Museum, for which I am grateful. HLP)