Henry James Hopkins (11 August 1912 – 9 January 1986) was a New Zealand civil engineer and university professor. He was born in Dwellingup,

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on 11 August 1912. In the

1980 New Year Honours The 1980 New Year Honours were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 31 December 1979 to celeb ...

, Hopkins was appointed an

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