David Kear (geologist)

David Kear
Born(1923-10-29)29 October 1923
London, England
Died5 March 2019(2019-03-05) (aged 95)
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of London
Spouse
Joan Bridges
(m. 1948; died 2013)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
InstitutionsNew Zealand Geological Survey
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Thesis Geology of the Te Akau District, West Auckland, New Zealand, and its regional implications  (1963)

David Kear CMG (29 October 1923 – 5 March 2019) was a New Zealand geologist and science administrator. He served as director-general of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research from 1980 to 1983.