Alan Frampton
New Zealand agricultural economist (1929–2026)
Biography
Sir Alan Russell Frampton (2 November 1929 – 10 April 2026) was a New Zealand agricultural economist. He completed a master's degree at Massey University in 1964. 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.
In 1990, Frampton was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In the 2005 New Year Honours, Frampton was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to agriculture. 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.
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.
Frampton died at a retirement village in the Auckland suburb of Glendowie, on 10 April 2026, at the age of 96.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Massey University
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Rae Denton
- Parents
- Percy Frederick FramptonEdith Russell
- Siblings
- Avis Lesley Frampton
Awards & honours (4)
- Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- honorary degree
- honorary doctor of Massey University
Quick answers about Alan Frampton
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- Alan Frampton died on April 10, 2026 at the age of 96.
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- Alan Frampton was born on November 2, 1929.
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- Alan Frampton was born in Morrinsville.
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- Alan Frampton's zodiac sign is Scorpio.
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- Alan Frampton is a citizen of New Zealand.
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- Alan Frampton is known as dairy farmer, director, chairperson, university teacher.
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- According to Wikidata, Alan Frampton's spouse is or was Rae Denton.
