| 词条 | Martin Hotine |
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| name = Brigadier Martin Hotine CMG CBE | image = Martin Hotine 600dpi.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1898|06|17}}[1] | birth_place = Wandsworth, London[2] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1968|11|12|1898|06|17}}[1] | death_place = Surrey, England | body_discovered = | death_cause = | resting_place = Municipal Cemetery, Weybridge, Surrey, England | resting_place_coordinates = {{coord|51.366442|-0.465578|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | residence = | nationality = British | ethnicity = | citizenship = | other_names = | known_for = Founder and first Director General of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys | education = Southend Technical School (now SHSB)[2] Magdalene College, Cambridge[2] | alma_mater = | employer = | notable works = | occupation = | years_active = | home_town = | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | opponents = | boards = | religion = | spouse = Kate Amelia Hotine (1895–1987) | partner = | children = | parents = | relations = | callsign = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = | misc = }}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 (1946–1985).[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] Retriangulation of Great BritainHotine was responsible for the design of the triangulation pillars constructed during the Geodetic resurvey of Britain.[4] 6,173 of these were built.[4] They provided a solid base for the theodolites used by the survey teams during the survey, thereby improving the accuracy of the readings obtained.[4] They are sometimes referred to as "Hotine Pillars". Personal lifeHotine was married to Kate Amelia Hotine (née Pearson)(1895–1987) whose nickname to family and friends was 'Ajax'.[3] Honours
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References1. ^1 {{cite journal|last=Edge|first=R C A|date=March 1969|title=Bulletin Géodésique|journal=Bulletin Géodésique|publisher=Springer Berlin / Heidelberg|volume=91|issue=1|pages=8–12|issn=0007-4632|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/1361g11w5k345p14/|doi=10.1007/bf02524840}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hotine, Martin}}2. ^1 2 {{cite journal|last=Humphries|first=G J|date=March 1969|title=Martin Hotine obituary|journal=The Geographical Journal|publisher=Royal Geographical Society|volume=135|issue=1|pages=156–157|jstor=1795667}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?available=yes&fullname=Martin%20Hotine&grave=27574|title=Martin Hotine grave monument details|work=Gravestone photographic resource|publisher=Gravestone Photographic Resource|accessdate=24 January 2010}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/731568/Britain--Master-of-all-he-surveys.html|title=Britain: Master of all he surveys|last=Crane|first=Nicholas|date=30 October 2004|work=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited|accessdate=24 January 2010|location=London, England}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Macdonald|first=Alastair|title=Mapping The World|publisher=HMSO|location=Norwich, England|year=1996|edition=1st|pages=ii|isbn=0-11-701590-3}} 6. ^List of Past Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal Winners 9 : 1898 births|1968 deaths|Royal Engineers officers|British Army personnel of World War II|British Army personnel of World War I|English surveyors|People educated at Southend High School for Boys|Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire |
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