Sir William Ian AXFORD (1933 – 2010)

Name

Sir William Ian Axford

Known as

Ian

Gender

Male

Birthdate

02 January 1933

Birthplace

Dannevirke

Marriage(s)

January 1955

Date of death

13 March 2010

Place of death

Napier

Parents

  • John Edgar Axford (1908-1958)
  • May Victoria Axford, nee Thoresen (1913-1983)

Children

  • Paul Axford
  • Suzanne Axford
  • Linda Axford
  • Robert Axford

Primary education

Nelson Park School, Napier Intermediate

Secondary education

Napier Boys' High School

Tertiary education

University of Canterbury; University of Manchester; University of Cambridge

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Biography

Space scientist who was director of Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy, 1974-90
Hawke’s Bay cricket representative 1954-7

Accession number

458851

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