Dione Hills obituary
Dione Hills loved gardening, was a member of several spiritual groups and sponsored a young Tibetan refugee. Photograph: Patrick de Vries
Dione Hills loved gardening, was a member of several spiritual groups and sponsored a young Tibetan refugee. Photograph: Patrick de Vries
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Fri 7 May 2021 12.54 EDT
Last modified on Fri 7 May 2021 14.39 EDT
Dione Hills, who has died aged 73 from complications following surgery for a brain tumour, was a social scientist at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, leading innovative research in many areas.
She was born in Fareham, Hampshire, to Betty (nee Norton Stephens) and “Bunny” Crousaz, a commander in the Royal Navy. She was the youngest of three siblings. At the age of seven, Dione moved with her family to Guernsey, where she attended the Ladies’ college in St Peter Port, becoming a prefect and head girl. She loved gardening throughout her life, became a member of several spiritual groups – where
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