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 (1946–1955).[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]
- ^ a b Edge, R C A (March 1969). "Martin Hotine". Bulletin Géodésique. 91 (1). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg: 8–12. Bibcode:1969BGeod..43....8E. doi:10.1007/bf02524840. ISSN 0007-4632. S2CID 186233628.
- ^ a b c Humphries, G J (March 1969). "Martin Hotine obituary". The Geographical Journal. 135 (1). Royal Geographical Society: 156–157. JSTOR 1795667.
- ^ "Martin Hotine grave monument details". Gravestone photographic resource. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ a b Crane, Nicholas (30 October 2004). "Britain: Master of all he surveys". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ Macdonald, Alastair (1996). Mapping The World (1st ed.). Norwich, England: HMSO. pp. ii. ISBN 0-11-701590-3.
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