Alexander Hare McLintock

Alexander Hare McLintock (14 April 1903 – 29 May 1968) was a New Zealand teacher, university lecturer, historian, and artist. Born in Gore to Scottish engineer Robert McLintock and Christina McDonald, he attended Caversham School and Otago Boys' High School. After training as a teacher at Dunedin Teachers' Training College, he studied history at the University of Otago, graduating with a master's degree in 1928.

McLintock taught at Timaru Technical College from 1929 to 1936 and lectured at the Workers' Educational Association. He pursued a PhD at the University of London, completing it in 1939 and publishing *The Establishment of Constitutional Government in Newfoundland, 1783–1832*. Returning to New Zealand, he directed the National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art in 1940.

At the University of Otago, McLintock edited the Otago Centennial Historical Publications and wrote *The History of Otago* (1949), which won the Ernest Scott Prize. He later taught English and became a parliamentary historian, authoring *Crown Colony Government in New Zealand* (1958) before shifting to editing *A Descriptive Atlas of New Zealand* (1959).

In 1963, McLintock was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He co-ordinated and authored the three-volume *Encyclopaedia of New Zealand* (1966), which featured over 1,800 entries from 300 contributors and sold 34,000 copies quickly.

He also contributed to New Zealand's decimal currency banknotes and exhibited his art in Europe. Retiring due to cancer in early 1968, McLintock died on 29 May 1968, survived by his wife and daughter.