Jack Shallcrass

Jack Shallcrass
CBE
Born John James Shallcrass
11 September 1922
Takapuna, New Zealand
Died 13 August 2014 (aged 91)
Wellington, New Zealand

John James "Jack" Shallcrass CBE (11 September 1922 – 13 August 2014) was a New Zealand author, educator and humanist.

Biography

Born in Takapuna in 1922,[1] Shallcrass was educated at Wellington College,[2] and served in the Pacific during World War II.[3] He later studied at Victoria University College, from where he graduated with a Diploma of Education in 1952, a Bachelor of Arts in 1959 and Master of Arts in 1961.[4]

In an educational career spanning more than 50 years, he taught in New Zealand schools, at Wellington Teachers' College and Victoria University, rising to the rank of associate professor.[3] In the 1991 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education.[5] A devout humanist,[3] he was named "Humanist of the Year" by the Humanist Society in 1994.[6]

He died in Wellington in 2014.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 13 September 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Impromptu speech contest". Evening Post. 27 September 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Death of Jack Shallcrass: writer, educator and humanist". Scoop Media. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Sa-Sk". Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 42233. p. 8928. 31 December 1960. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Loss of battler". Dominion Post. 16 August 2014. p. 3.

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