Frank Milner

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Frank Milner (7 November 1875–2 December 1944) was a notable New Zealand school principal and educationalist. He was born in Nelson, New Zealand on 7 November 1875.^[1]

Milner was educated at Nelson College from 1889 to 1892,^[2] and at Canterbury College, where he completed his BA in English and Latin in 1895, and his MA with first-class honours in language and literature in 1896.^[1]

He was the headmaster of Waitaki Boys' High School in Oamaru for many years, where he was known as "The Man". Shortly after he was first appointed rector, he married Miss Florence Violet George of Wellington in January 1907.^[3]

His son Ian Milner was later an Australian diplomat and civil servant, then an academic at Charles University, Prague.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Lee, Gregory. "Frank Milner". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
↑ Evening Post, 4 January 1907 p5

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Name	Milner, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	School principal, educationalist
Date of birth	7 November 1875
Place of birth	Nelson, New Zealand
Date of death	2 December 1944
Place of death

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