Henry Devenish Skinner

Henry Devenish Skinner CBE DCM (1886–1978) was a notable New Zealand soldier, ethnologist, university lecturer, museum curator and director, librarian. He was born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand in 1886.[1]

In the 1956 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services as director of Otago Museum and lecturer in anthropology at the University of Otago.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, Atholl. "Henry Devenish Skinner". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40671. p. 44. 2 January 1956. Retrieved 12 December 2015.


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