Biographical Text
Stone was born in Hertfordshire on 16th October 1931 and died on the 10th January 2005 in Devon. At 28 he gained a degree in Zoology and Botany, studying mostly in his own time. He became a qualified lab technician and worked at Colindale on the polio vaccine, later moving to the Watford Pathology Lab and the Lister Institute. He lectured in science for 23 years at Dacorum Further Education College, Hemel Hempstead. As well as a lecturer in science, he was a professional landscape artist for over 30 years, and worked mainly in oil and gouache.