Bill Hamilton (agricultural scientist)
William Maxwell Hamilton CBE (2 July 1909 – 14 August 1992) was a New Zealand agricultural scientist and scientific administrator. He was born in Warkworth, New Zealand, on 2 July 1909.[1]
In the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hamilton was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services as director-general of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.[2]
References
- ^ Baumgart, Ian L. "William Maxwell Hamilton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 45119". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1970. p. 6406.
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