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Most Famous New Zealand Scientists & Academics
Science 60
New Zealand 700
634 ER 
Ernest Rutherford New Zealand Scientist 1871–1937
Ernest Rutherford New Zealand Scientist 1871–1937 8,363 MW 
Maurice Wilkins New Zealand Physicist 1916–2004
Maurice Wilkins New Zealand Physicist 1916–2004 13,944 JM 
John Money New Zealand Psychologist 1921–2006
John Money New Zealand Psychologist 1921–2006 42,597 WP 
William Phillips (economist) New Zealand Economist 1914–1975
William Phillips (economist) New Zealand Economist 1914–1975 53,947 RK Roy Kerr New Zealand Mathematician b. 1934
62,024 RP 
Richard Pearse New Zealand Inventor 1877–1953
Richard Pearse New Zealand Inventor 1877–1953 76,856 WC 
Whina Cooper New Zealand Teacher 1895–1994
Whina Cooper New Zealand Teacher 1895–1994 85,773 TR 
Te Rangi Hīroa New Zealand Physician 1880–1951
Te Rangi Hīroa New Zealand Physician 1880–1951 100,183 WB 
Walter Buller New Zealand Ornithologist 1838–1906
Walter Buller New Zealand Ornithologist 1838–1906 131,072 RF Reo Fortune New Zealand Mathematician 1903–1979
137,946 LC Leslie Comrie New Zealand Astronomer 1893–1950
199,766 MC Michael Corballis New Zealand Psychologist b. 1936
273,015 RI 
Ross Ihaka New Zealand Statistician b. 1954
Ross Ihaka New Zealand Statistician b. 1954 278,673 PS Pita Sharples New Zealand Academic b. 1941
328,945 BH Bill Hamilton (engineer) New Zealand Inventor 1899–1978
355,980 PD 
Peter Davis (sociologist) New Zealand Sociologist b. 1947
Peter Davis (sociologist) New Zealand Sociologist b. 1947 397,988 HF Henry Forder New Zealand Mathematician 1889–1981
411,698 JW Joan Wiffen New Zealand Palaeontologist 1922–2009
412,958 GH G. H. Cunningham New Zealand Biologist 1892–1962
481,142 MP 
Makereti Papakura New Zealand Anthropologist 1873–1930
Makereti Papakura New Zealand Anthropologist 1873–1930 494,696 PM 
Patrick Marshall New Zealand Geologist 1869–1950
Patrick Marshall New Zealand Geologist 1869–1950 551,882 KW 
Kazimierz Wodzicki New Zealand Ornithologist 1900–1987
Kazimierz Wodzicki New Zealand Ornithologist 1900–1987 552,486 RW Ranginui Walker New Zealand Academic 1932–2016
556,079 AM Alexander McKay (geologist) New Zealand Geologist 1841–1917
577,855 ES 
Edward Sayers (doctor) New Zealand Physician 1902–1985
Edward Sayers (doctor) New Zealand Physician 1902–1985 581,055 MP Merimeri Penfold New Zealand Academic 1921–2014
655,546 WS William Sage Rapson New Zealand Chemist 1912–1999
660,633 LJ 
Lionel Jack Dumbleton New Zealand Entomologist 1905–1976
Lionel Jack Dumbleton New Zealand Entomologist 1905–1976 680,949 CE 
C. E. Beeby New Zealand Education 1902–1998
C. E. Beeby New Zealand Education 1902–1998 789,012 FB Francis Brian Shorland New Zealand Chemist 1909–1999
809,775 DD Doug Dye New Zealand Scientist 1921–2005
866,532 TH 
Thomas Hocken New Zealand Physician 1836–1910
Thomas Hocken New Zealand Physician 1836–1910 870,477 CE Charles Ernest Weatherburn New Zealand Mathematician 1884–1974
878,087 HJ Harry Jacks New Zealand Biologist 1908–1994
960,903 MS Miraka Szászy New Zealand Academic 1921–2001
961,172 AM 
Averil Margaret Lysaght New Zealand Biologist 1905–1981
Averil Margaret Lysaght New Zealand Biologist 1905–1981 1,060,865 LK Lauren Kim Roche New Zealand Physician b. 1961
1,060,933 AC Ann Chapman New Zealand Academic 1937–2009
1,157,039 CK Colin Knight (educationalist) New Zealand Education 1934–2016
1,295,112 RB Roy Bell (ornithologist) New Zealand Ornithologist 1882–1966
1,330,849 DB Donald Bannerman Macleod New Zealand Physicist 1887–1972
1,334,774 HB 
Hector Busby New Zealand Engineer 1932–2019
Hector Busby New Zealand Engineer 1932–2019 1,372,272 GB Gordon Bell (surgeon) New Zealand Surgeon 1887–1970
1,385,670 MB 
Malcolm Burns New Zealand Academic 1910–1986
Malcolm Burns New Zealand Academic 1910–1986 1,471,568 FW 
Frederick William Hilgendorf New Zealand Academic 1874–1942
Frederick William Hilgendorf New Zealand Academic 1874–1942 1,620,989 JE James Edward Fulton New Zealand Engineer 1854–1928
1,630,853 LI 
Leslie Issott Grange New Zealand Geologist 1894–1980
Leslie Issott Grange New Zealand Geologist 1894–1980 1,658,150 CW Charles William Adams (surveyor) New Zealand Astronomer 1840–1918
1,689,393 WS William Sanderson La Trobe New Zealand Education 1870–1943
1,720,525 ED Ellen Dougherty New Zealand Nurse 1844–1919
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