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Walter Purvis Smith CB OBE (March 1920 – 11 December 2018) was an English land surveyor notable for being the first civilian Director General of the Ordnance Survey, from 1977 to 1985.
Walter Purvis Smith CB OBE (March 1920 – 11 December 2018) was an English land surveyor notable for being the first civilian Director General of the Ordnance Survey, from 1977 to 1985.