Martin Hotine

Brigadier **Martin Hotine** CMG CBE
Brigadier Martin Hotine CMG CBE
Born	17 June 1898[1]; Wandsworth, London[2]
Died	12 November 1968 (aged 70)[1]; Surrey, England
Resting place	Municipal Cemetery, Weybridge, Surrey, England; 51.366442°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(s)	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 (1946–1985).[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 Britain

Hotine 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 life

Hotine was married to Kate Amelia Hotine (née Pearson)(1895–1987) whose nickname to family and friends was 'Ajax'.[3]

Honours

1947 Royal Geographical Society Founder's Gold Medal "For research work in Air Survey ... and for his cartographic work."[6]
1955 Photogrammetric Society's first President's Medal[5]
1964 The Institution of Royal Engineers' Gold Medal[5]

Publications

Hotine, Martin (1931), Surveying from air photographs, Professional Papers of the Air Survey Committee – No. 3, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, p. 71
Hotine, Martin (1931), The Fourcade Stereogoniometer, Professional Papers of the Air Survey Committee – No. 7, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, OCLC 184739773
Hotine, Martin, Mathematical geodesy

References

Edge, R C A (March 1969). "Bulletin Géodésique". Bulletin Géodésique. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg. 91 (1): 8–12. doi:10.1007/bf02524840. ISSN 0007-4632.
Humphries, G J (March 1969). "Martin Hotine obituary". The Geographical Journal. Royal Geographical Society. 135 (1): 156–157. JSTOR 1795667.
"Martin Hotine grave monument details". Gravestone photographic resource. Gravestone Photographic Resource. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
Crane, Nicholas (30 October 2004). "Britain: Master of all he surveys". The Daily Telegraph. London, England: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
Macdonald, Alastair (1996). Mapping The World (1st ed.). Norwich, England: HMSO. pp. ii. ISBN 0-11-701590-3.
List of Past Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal Winners

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[Edge-1] Edge, R C A (March 1969). "Bulletin Géodésique". Bulletin Géodésique. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg. 91 (1): 8–12. doi:10.1007/bf02524840. ISSN 0007-4632.

[Obit-2] Humphries, G J (March 1969). "Martin Hotine obituary". The Geographical Journal. Royal Geographical Society. 135 (1): 156–157. JSTOR 1795667.

[GPR-3] "Martin Hotine grave monument details". Gravestone photographic resource. Gravestone Photographic Resource. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

[MOAHS-4] Crane, Nicholas (30 October 2004). "Britain: Master of all he surveys". The Daily Telegraph. London, England: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

[MTW-5] Macdonald, Alastair (1996). Mapping The World (1st ed.). Norwich, England: HMSO. pp. ii. ISBN 0-11-701590-3.

[6] List of Past Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal Winners