Sir Pierson John Dixon was a British diplomat and writer.
11 Facts About Pierson Dixon
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Pierson Dixon was known to be a firm believer in the value of diplomacy to solve international issues.
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Pierson Dixon held the post of Ambassador to Czechoslovakia and he was invested as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1950.
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Pierson Dixon later held the offices of Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.
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Pierson Dixon was involved during the Suez Crisis and Hungarian Uprising in 1956.
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Pierson Dixon was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St Michael and St George in 1957 and served as the ambassador to France between 1960 and 1964.
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Pierson Dixon was educated at Bedford School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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Pierson Dixon married Alexandra Ismene Atchley in 1928 in Chelsea; they had a son and two daughters.
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Jennifer Nina Flora Mary Pierson Dixon married Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker, and Ann Anastasia Corinna Helena Pierson Dixon married James Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell.
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Pierson Dixon's ashes are buried in the Dixon family grave on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.
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Pierson Dixon was an author of historical novels, notably writing about Justinian and Pauline Bonaparte.