Martin Hotine
Martin Hotine | |
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| Born | 17 June 1898 Wandsworth, London |
| Died | 12 November 1968 (aged 70) Surrey, England |
| Resting place | Municipal Cemetery, Weybridge, Surrey, England 51°21′59″N 0°27′56″W / 51.366442°N 0.465578°W |
| Education | Southend Technical School Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| 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) was the head of the Trigonometrical and Levelling Division of the Ordnance Survey responsible for the 26-year-long retriangulation of Great Britain (1936–1962) and was the first Director General of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys (1946–1955).
He was commissioned as a Royal Engineers officer in 1917 and 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".