Norman Hargrave Taylor (9 June 1900 – 25 October 1975) was a New Zealand teacher, soil scientist and scientific administrator. He was born in

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

, New Zealand, in 1900. He was the director of the

Soil Bureau New Zealand Soil Bureau (1936-1992 ) was a division of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research specializing in soil-related research and development. Originally formed as ...

and was appointed an

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in the 1960 Queen's Birthday Honours. In 1968 he was awarded the

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by the

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. The New Zealand Society of Soil Science awards the annual Normal Taylor Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Soil Science (also called the Norman Taylor Memorial Lecture) in his honour.

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1900 births 1975 deaths New Zealand schoolteachers Scientists from Auckland New Zealand soil scientists New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{NewZealand-scientist-stub