Alfred Cockayne
Alfred Cockayne CBE ISO | |
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![]() Cockayne in 1936 | |
Born | |
Died | 21 October 1966 Waikanae, New Zealand | (aged 86)
Relatives | Leonard Cockayne (father) |
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Members of the New Zealand Research Council with Cockayne standing second from the right, 1936
Alfred Hyde Cockayne CBE ISO (23 May 1880 – 21 October 1966) was a New Zealand botanist, agricultural scientist and administrator. He was born in Dunedin, or Oamaru, New Zealand, on 23 May 1880. He was the son of another noted botanist Leonard Cockayne.[1]
Honours[]
In the 1937 Coronation Honours, Cockayne was made a Companion of the Imperial Service Order.[2] In the 1957 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to agriculture.[3]
References[]
- ^ Nightingale, Tony. "Alfred Hyde Cockayne". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3100.
- ^ "No. 41091". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1957. p. 3412.
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- 1880 births
- 1966 deaths
- New Zealand scientists
- New Zealand botanists
- New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- New Zealand Companions of the Imperial Service Order
- People from Otago
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