Murray Hill

Murray John Hill (5 October 1939 – 10 June 2020) was a New Zealand seed technologist. He was the inaugural director of the Seed Technology Centre at Massey University between 1976 and 1997, and established the New Zealand Seed Technology Institute at Lincoln University in 1998.

Biography Born in Wellington on 5 October 1939, Hill was the son of Helen Christina Hill (née McKenzie) and William Roy Hill. He was educated at Wellington College from 1953 to 1958, and went on to study at Massey University between 1959 and 1970, completing bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural science, a PhD on ryegrass seed production, and a Diploma of Horticulture.

During his doctoral studies, Hill worked at the Department of Agriculture's Seed Testing Station in Palmerston North, and he eventually rose to become officer-in-charge.

Karen Hill died on 25 August 2014,

Awards In 1996, Hill was awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand Science and Technology Medal.

Selected publications