Sir Malcolm Burns | |
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Born | Malcolm McRae Burns 19 March 1910 Ashley, New Zealand |
Died | 17 October 1986 Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 76)
Alma mater | Canterbury University College – MSc University of Aberdeen – PhD |
Spouse |
Ruth Alvina Waugh (m. 1936) |
Children | 3, including Carolyn Burns |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Agricultural scientist |
Institutions | Lincoln College |
Thesis | A study of soil conditions and vegetation in certain selected areas of northeast Scotland with a view to their economic development (1934) |
Doctoral advisors | Albert William Borthwick William Gammie Ogg |
Sir Malcolm McRae Burns KBE (19 March 1910 – 17 October 1986) was a New Zealand agricultural scientist, university lecturer and administrator.