Arnold Wall
Arnold Wall CBE (15 November 1869 – 29 March 1966) was a notable New Zealand university professor, philologist, poet, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster. 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]
Wall was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1956 Birthday Honours.[3] He received an honorary doctorate (DSc) from the University of New Zealand in 1960.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "No. 40789". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 May 1956. p. 3144.
- ↑ University of New Zealand. Roll of Graduates (PDF). Wellington: Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ IPNI. A.Wall.
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