Martin Hotine
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| Born | 17 June 1898[1] Wandsworth, London[2] |
| Died | 12 November 1968 (aged 70)[1] Surrey, England |
| Resting place | Municipal Cemetery, Weybridge, Surrey, England 51°21′59″N 0°27′56″W / 51.366442°N 0.465578°W |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Southend Technical School (now SHSB)[2] Magdalene College, Cambridge[2] |
| Known for | Founder and first Director General of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys |
| Spouse | Kate Amelia Hotine (1895–1987) |
Brigadier Martin Hotine CMG CBE (17 June 1898 – 12 November 1968)[3] was the head of the Trigonometrical and Levelling Division of the Ordnance Survey responsible for the 26-year-long retriangulation of Great Britain[4] (1936–1962) and was the first Director General of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys (1946–1985).[5]
He served on the North-West Frontier during the First World War and later in the Persian and Mesopotamian campaigns. He has been described as "decisive, ingenious and tough".[4]
Retriangulation of Great Britain
Hotine was responsible for the design of the triangulation pillars constructed during the Geodetic resurvey of Britain.[4] 6,173 of these were built.[4] They provided a solid base for the theodolites used by the survey teams during the survey, thereby improving the accuracy of the readings obtained.[4] They are sometimes referred to as "Hotine Pillars".
Personal life
Hotine was married to Kate Amelia Hotine (née Pearson)(1895–1987) whose nickname to family and friends was 'Ajax'.[3]
Honours
- 1947 Royal Geographical Society Founder's Gold Medal "For research work in Air Survey ... and for his cartographic work."[6]
- 1955 Photogrammetric Society's first President's Medal[5]
- 1964 The Institution of Royal Engineers' Gold Medal[5]
Publications
- Hotine, Martin (1931), Surveying from air photographs, Professional Papers of the Air Survey Committee – No. 3, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, p. 71
- Hotine, Martin (1931), The Fourcade Stereogoniometer, Professional Papers of the Air Survey Committee – No. 7, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, OCLC 184739773
- Hotine, Martin, Mathematical geodesy
References
- ^ a b Edge, R C A (March 1969). "Bulletin Géodésique". Bulletin Géodésique. 91 (1). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg: 8–12. doi:10.1007/bf02524840. ISSN 0007-4632.
- ^ a b c Humphries, G J (March 1969). "Martin Hotine obituary". The Geographical Journal. 135 (1). Royal Geographical Society: 156–157. JSTOR 1795667.
- ^ a b "Martin Hotine grave monument details". Gravestone photographic resource. Gravestone Photographic Resource. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Crane, Nicholas (30 October 2004). "Britain: Master of all he surveys". The Daily Telegraph. London, England: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ a b c Macdonald, Alastair (1996). Mapping The World (1st ed.). Norwich, England: HMSO. pp. ii. ISBN 0-11-701590-3.
- ^ List of Past Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal Winners
