Charles Chilton (zoologist)

Charles Chilton
Born(1860-09-27)27 September 1860
Pencombe, Herefordshire, England
Died25 October 1929(1929-10-25) (aged 69)
EducationUniversity of Canterbury, New Zealand; University of New Zealand; University of Edinburgh
Scientific career
FieldsCrustaceans
InstitutionsRoyal Infirmary of Edinburgh, University of Canterbury
Author abbrev. (zoology)Chilton

Charles Chilton (27 September 1860 – 25 October 1929) was a New Zealand zoologist, the first rector to be appointed in Australasia, and the first person to be awarded a D.Sc. degree in New Zealand.