Arnold Wall

Arnold Wall CBE
Born	15 November 1869
Died	29 March 1966
Education	Harrow School
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge
Parent	George Wall
Relatives	Rowena Wall (sister) Frank Wall (brother)

Arnold Wall CBE (15 November 1869 – 29 March 1966) was a New Zealand university professor, philologist, poet, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster.

Early life and education

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] He is the brother of Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset and the uncle of Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset.[3]

He was educated at Harrow School and Christ's College, Cambridge.[4] He left Cambridge in 1897, having written his thesis on Scandinavian elements in English dialects.[5]

Career

Wall was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1956 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to education.[6] He received an honorary doctorate (DSc) from the University of New Zealand in 1960.[7]

References

1. Deverson, Tony. "Arnold Wall". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
2. Horton, Christopher. "Norman Macdonald Richmond". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
3. "Arnold Wall". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
4. Forefront: A Monthly Survey of New Zealand Affairs. High Commissioner for New Zealand in the United Kingdom. 1964.
5. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Wall, Arnold". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
6. "No. 40789". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3144.
7. University of New Zealand. Roll of Graduates (PDF). Wellington: Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
8. International Plant Names Index.  A.Wall.

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