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Alfred Cockayne

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Alfred Cockayne
Cockayne in 1936
Born(1880-05-23)23 May 1880
Oamaru or Dunedin, New Zealand
Died21 October 1966(1966-10-21) (aged 86)
Waikanae, New Zealand
RelativesLeonard Cockayne (father)
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

  1. ^ Nightingale, Tony. "Alfred Hyde Cockayne". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3100.
  3. ^ "No. 41091". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1957. p. 3412.