John Beaglehole
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John Cawte Beaglehole OM CMG (13 June 1901 – 10 October 1971) was a New Zealand historian whose greatest scholastic achievement was the editing of James Cook's three journals of exploration, together with the writing of an acclaimed biography of Cook, published posthumously. He had a lifelong association with Victoria University College, which became Victoria University of Wellington, and after his death it named the archival collections after him.
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John Beaglehole | |
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Born | John Cawte Beaglehole (1901-06-13)13 June 1901 Wellington, New Zealand |
Died | 10 October 1971(1971-10-10) (aged 70) Wellington, New Zealand |
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Children | Tim Beaglehole |
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Fields | History |
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