About James Hight
Lived 1870 – 1958 (aged 87). James Hight was a New Zealand historian and academic.
Sir James Hight (3 November 1870 – 17 May 1958) was a New Zealand university professor, educational administrator and historian. He was born in Halswell in Christchurch, New Zealand on 3 November 1870. He died on 17 May 1958 and is buried at Linwood Cemetery.
Hight was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1932 King's Birthday Honours. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.
The central library building at the University of Canterbury is named for him.
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New Zealand educational administrator and historian (1870-1958)
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James Hight was born on 3 November 1870.
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James Hight died on 17 May 1958.
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James Hight was a historian and academic.
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