David Allan Hamer (26 January 1938 – 15 May 1999) was a New Zealand historian.
[1] Hamer was born in Remuera, Auckland and educated at the University of Auckland, where he was awarded a BA and MA in history with first class honours.
He also served as dean of arts from 1988 until 1991 and assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs from 1991 until 1994.
[1] He was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society.
From 1993 until 1997 he was on the board of directors of the Urban History Association.