Alan Frampton
New Zealand agricultural economist (1929–2026)
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Sir Alan Russell Frampton KNZM (2 November 1929 – 10 April 2026) was a New Zealand agricultural economist. He completed a master's degree at Massey University in 1964.[1] He had a career as an academic at Massey University from 1968 to 1983, before working as a consultant. He was a member of the New Zealand Dairy Board from 1973 to 1993, and was chair of the Tatua Dairy Company from 1990 to 2003.[2][3]
2 November 1929
Sir Alan Frampton | |
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Frampton in 1977 | |
| Born | Alan Russell Frampton 2 November 1929 Morrinsville, New Zealand |
| Died | 10 April 2026 (aged 96) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Massey College (MAgrSc) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Thesis | Internal and external implications of changes in United States imports of milkfat (1968) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Agricultural science |
Sub-discipline | Agricultural economics |
| Institutions | Massey University |
In 1990, Frampton was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4] In the 2005 New Year Honours, Frampton was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to agriculture.[5] Following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government in 2009, he accepted redesignation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.[6]
Frampton was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Massey University in 2002, and in 2010 he received a distinguished alumnus award from the same institution.[3]
Frampton died at a retirement village in the Auckland suburb of Glendowie, on 10 April 2026, at the age of 96.[7]
