Duke Dixon

Marmaduke John Dixon (186231 July 1918), known as Marmaduke or Duke Dixon, was a New Zealand farmer and mountaineer.

Early life and farming Dixon was born in 1862 at his father's station in Eyrewell in North Canterbury, New Zealand. He was the son of Marmaduke Dixon and Eliza Dixon ( Wood). He received his education at Christ's College, Christchurch. Historian George Macdonald described Dixon as "rather eccentric – stammered badly – much loved by his friends". His father had been a pioneer in irrigation, and Dixon Jr. further developed the system of land irrigation, chairing the Waimakariri-Ashley water supply board for some years. the country's highest peak. In one of those attempts, they came within of the summit. In 1891, Dixon was one of the founders of the New Zealand Alpine Club in Christchurch.

Family and death In 1897, Dixon married Mabel Courage at Amberley; Dixon Peak in the Southern Alps, previously known as Mount Dixon, was named after him by Noel Brodrick. Marmaduke Dixon Glacier in the Selwyn District, feeding into the White River, was also named by Brodrick after him.