W. H. Oliver
W. H. Oliver CBE | |
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Born | William Hosking Oliver 14 May 1925 Feilding, New Zealand |
Died | 16 September 2015 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 90)
Other names | Bill Oliver |
Occupation(s) | Historian, poet, biographer |
Spouse | Dorothy Nielsen |
Children | 6 |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Thesis | Organizations and ideas behind the efforts to achieve a general union of the working classes in the early 1830's (1954) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Institutions | University of Canterbury Victoria University of Wellington Massey University |
Doctoral students | Margaret Tennant[1] |
William Hosking Oliver
Life
Oliver was born in Feilding in 1925 to Ethel Amelia Oliver and her husband, William Henry Oliver, both Cornish immigrants.[2] His father was a member of the Labour Party and stood in the Oroua electorate in the 1935 election,[3] and the Manawatu electorate in 1943.[4]
During his youth, the family moved to
In 1951, the Olivers moved to the United Kingdom, where he completed a D.Phil at the
Oliver died in Wellington on 16 September 2015.[5] His wife had died of pancreatic cancer during the time that he worked on the DNZB.[5]
Works
History and biography
- 1954: Organizations and ideas behind the efforts to achieve a general union of the working classes in the early 1830's [
- 1960: The Story of New Zealand, London: Faber
- 1960: Poetry in New Zealand, Wellington: School Publications
- 1964: Problems and prospects of conservatism in New Zealand, Wellington: New Zealand National Party
- 1968: Further steps towards a welfare state since 1935, Auckland: Heinemann Educational Books
- 1971: Challenge and response: a study of the development of the Gisborne East Coast region, Gisborne: East Coast Development Research Association
- 1978: Prophets and Millennialists, Auckland: Auckland University Press
- 1981: The Oxford History of New Zealand, co-edited with Bridget Williams, Wellington: Oxford University Press
- 1983:
- 1990: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, volume one, 1769–1869, (ed.), Wellington: Allen & Unwin/Department of Internal Affairs
- 1991: Claims to the Waitangi Tribunal, Wellington: Waitangi Tribunal
- 1996: The certainty of doubt: tributes to Peter Munz, (co-edited with Miles Fairburn), Wellington: Victoria University Press
- 1997: The social and economic situation of Hauraki Maori after colonisation, Paeroa: Hauraki Maori Trust Board
- 2002: Looking for the Phoenix: A Memoir, Wellington: Bridget Williams Books
Poetry
Books of poetry:
- 1957: Fire Without Phoenix: Poems 1946–1954, Christchurch: Caxton Press[13]
- 1980: Out of Season: Poems, Wellington; New York: Oxford University Press[13]
- 1982: Poor Richard: Poems, Wellington: Port Nicholson Press[13]
- 1993: Bodily Presence: Words, Paintings, co-author: Anne Munz; Wellington: BlackBerry Press[13]
- 2005: Selected Poems, Wellington: Victoria University Press
References
- ^ Tennant, Margaret (1981). Indigence and charitable aid in New Zealand 1885–1920 (PDF) (PhD thesis). Massey University. p. iii. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "William Henry Oliver". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXX, no. 127. 25 November 1935. p. 17. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "The General Election, 1943". National Library. 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ The Dominion Post. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "No. 51982". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 30 December 1989. p. 30.
- ^ "Honorary graduates and Hunter fellowships". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Prime Minister's Awards for literary achievement". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Organizations and ideas behind the efforts to achieve a general union of the working classes in the early 1830's – University of Oxford". Solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Oliver, William Hosking (5 April 1954). "Organizations and ideas behind the efforts to achieve a general union of the working classes in the early 1830's" – via ethos.bl.uk.
- ^ "Index New Zealand Holdings Information". Innz.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Index New Zealand Holdings Information". Innz.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "The Phoenix Project : Poetry by W. H. Oliver". Talkingtothecan.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
External links
- The Phoenix Project – collected poetic works
- Poems by W H Oliver from The Spike 1948
- Obituary: William Hosking Oliver 1925–2015