John Cairney

John Cairney (8 October 1898 – 5 August 1966) was the New Zealand Director-General of Health and Inspector-General of Hospitals, an anatomist, a medical superintendent and a writer and painter. He was born in Greymouth, New Zealand, on 8 October 1898. In 1953, Cairney was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In the 1960 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. References 1898 births 1966 deaths 20th-century New Zealand non-fiction writers New Zealand surgeons New Zealand hospital administrators 20th-century surgeons New Zealand Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Greymouth 20th-century New Zealand male writers