John Cawte Beaglehole

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1901 – 1971

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Who was John Cawte Beaglehole?

John Cawte Beaglehole, OM, CMG 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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Born
Jun 13, 1901
Wellington
Also known as
  • J. C. Beaglehole
Nationality
  • New Zealand
Profession
Education
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Victoria University of Wellington
Died
Oct 10, 1971

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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