Frederick Hilgendorf
New Zealand teacher, lecturer and agricultural scientist
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Frederick William Hilgendorf (23 January 1874 – 24 September 1942) was a New Zealand teacher, lecturer and agricultural scientist at Canterbury Agricultural College (now Lincoln University). He was born in Waihola, New Zealand, on 23 January 1874.[1]
Hilgendorf was appointed as a professor of the University of New Zealand in 1930. He joined the university's academic board in 1933.[2]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3] The Hilgendorf Wing at Lincoln University was named after him.[4]
