Leo Vernon Bensemann

Leo Vernon Bensemann, OBE (1 May 1912 – 2 January 1986), was a New Zealand artist, printer, typographer, publisher and editor. He was born in Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand on 1 May 1912.[1]

In the 1985 New Year Honours, Bensemann was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to art, literature and printing.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Simpson, Peter. "Leo Vernon Bensemann". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ London Gazette (supplement), No. 49970, 28 December 1984. Retrieved 3 February 2013.