Dudley Hooper

Dudley W. Hooper MA FCA (1911 – 12 January 1968) was a British businessman in the UK National Coal Board (NCB) and an early President of the British Computer Society (BCS). He was an accountant and an early promoter of electronic data processing (EDP).

Dudley Hooper was educated at

Hooper had training and experience in mathematics, accountancy, and the use and development of office technology.[3] He was at the National Coal Board for almost two decades, from 1948 initially as a technical specialist in the application of accounting machines. He served as Chief Organising Accountant of the NCB during 1954–64. He then joined the Institute of Chartered Accountants as Technical Officer. Hooper had his first ideas on data processing in 1948, about five years before suitable computer equipment was actually available for office applications. He was a pioneer in training business users of computers.

Dudley Hooper was involved in the formation of the British Computer Society in the late 1950s.

Hooper lectured at

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Frank Yates	President of the British Computer Society 1961–1962	Succeeded by Sid Michaelson

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