Martin Hotine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin Hotine

British Army officer

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1898

Place of Birth: Wandsworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1968

Profession: military personnel, engineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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 (1946–1985).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".