Alastair Macdonald MBE | |
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Born | 1932 (age 91–92) |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Deputy Director of the
Directorate of Overseas Surveys
c. 1971-1982 Director of Surveys and Production at Ordnance Survey 1982-1992 |
Alastair Macdonald MBE (born 1932) is a British retired land surveyor and author. [1]
Macdonald decided to become a surveyor at the age of nine. [1]
Macdonald took part in two Spitsbergen expeditions while at Cambridge University. [1]
Macdonald joined the Directorate of Colonial Surveys in 1955, [1] serving in field parties in Kenya, Southern Cameroons, Uganda, the Bahamas, Sarawak, Nyasaland, Bechuanaland and Zambia. [1] In 1969 he was seconded to the government of Malawi. [1]
From 1971 he served with the Ministry of Defence before becoming Deputy Director of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys. [1]
In 1982 he moved to the Ordnance Survey where he was Director of Surveys and Production until his retirement in 1992. [1] [2]
In 2002 he spoke at the International Court of Justice in a case concerning the maritime boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria. [3]
In 2009 he was awarded an MBE for services to the resolution of boundary disputes in Africa and to cartography more generally. [4]
Alastair Macdonald MBE | |
---|---|
Born | 1932 (age 91–92) |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Deputy Director of the
Directorate of Overseas Surveys
c. 1971-1982 Director of Surveys and Production at Ordnance Survey 1982-1992 |
Alastair Macdonald MBE (born 1932) is a British retired land surveyor and author. [1]
Macdonald decided to become a surveyor at the age of nine. [1]
Macdonald took part in two Spitsbergen expeditions while at Cambridge University. [1]
Macdonald joined the Directorate of Colonial Surveys in 1955, [1] serving in field parties in Kenya, Southern Cameroons, Uganda, the Bahamas, Sarawak, Nyasaland, Bechuanaland and Zambia. [1] In 1969 he was seconded to the government of Malawi. [1]
From 1971 he served with the Ministry of Defence before becoming Deputy Director of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys. [1]
In 1982 he moved to the Ordnance Survey where he was Director of Surveys and Production until his retirement in 1992. [1] [2]
In 2002 he spoke at the International Court of Justice in a case concerning the maritime boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria. [3]
In 2009 he was awarded an MBE for services to the resolution of boundary disputes in Africa and to cartography more generally. [4]