Arnold Wall
Arnold Wall | |
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| Born | 15 November 1869 |
| Died | 29 March 1966 |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Parent | George Wall |
| Relatives | Rowena Wall (sister) Frank Wall (brother) |
Arnold Wall CBE (15 November 1869 – 29 March 1966) was a New Zealand university professor, philologist, poet, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster.
Early life and education
[edit]He was born in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon in 1869; his father was George Wall.[1] His daughter Hilary married the adult educator Norman Richmond in 1926.[2] He is the brother of Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset and the uncle of Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset.[3]
He was educated at Harrow School and Christ's College, Cambridge.[4] He left Cambridge in 1897, having written his thesis on Scandinavian elements in English dialects.[5]
Career
[edit]Wall was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1956 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to education.[6] He received an honorary doctorate (DSc) from the University of New Zealand in 1960.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Deverson, Tony. "Arnold Wall". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Horton, Christopher. "Norman Macdonald Richmond". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Arnold Wall". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Forefront: A Monthly Survey of New Zealand Affairs. High Commissioner for New Zealand in the United Kingdom. 1964.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Wall, Arnold". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "No. 40789". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3144.
- ^ University of New Zealand. Roll of Graduates (PDF). Wellington: Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. A.Wall.
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