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John James Shallcrass CBE (11 September 1922 – 13 August 2014) was a New Zealand author, educator and humanist.
Jack Shallcrass | |
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 Shallcrass, c. 1947 | |
| Born | John James Shallcrass 11 September 1922 Takapuna, New Zealand |
| Died | 13 August 2014 (aged 91) Wellington, New Zealand |
Born in Takapuna in 1922,[1] Shallcrass was educated at Wellington College,[2] and served in the Pacific during World War II.[3] He later studied at Victoria University College, from where he graduated with a Diploma of Education in 1952, a Bachelor of Arts in 1959 and Master of Arts in 1961.[4]
In an educational career spanning more than 50 years, he taught in New Zealand schools, at Wellington Teachers' College and Victoria University, rising to the rank of associate professor.[3] In the 1991 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education.[5] A devout humanist,[3] he was named "Humanist of the Year" by the Humanist Society in 1994.[6]
He died in Wellington in 2014.[6]
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