William Maxwell Hamilton

William Maxwell Hamilton CBE (2 July 1909 – 14 August 1992) was a New Zealand agricultural scientist and scientific administrator. He was born in Warkworth, Auckland, 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

  1. ↑ Baumgart, Ian L. "William Maxwell Hamilton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45119. p. 6406. 13 June 1970. Retrieved 19 June 2014.