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

Arnold Wall

CBE
Born15 November 1869
Died29 March 1966
EducationHarrow School
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Parent(s)George Wall
RelativesRowena Wall (sister)
Frank Wall (brother)

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]

The standard author abbreviation A.Wall is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]

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. IPNI.  A.Wall.


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