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James William Brodie

1920 – 2009

New Zealand scientist and historian

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About James William Brodie

Lived 1920 – 2009 (aged 88). James William Brodie was a New Zealand and British historian, oceanographer, geologist and philatelist.

Honours and awards In 1974, Brodie was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. In the 1984 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to oceanography.

Books

General Bathymetry of the New Zealand Region. 1964. First seven thousand: A jubilee history of Scots College, 1916-1990. Board of Governors of Scots College, 1991. Karori gold-rush, 1869-1873. Karori Historical Society, 1997. Keeping track : Quakers in nineteenth century New Zealand. Published for New Zealand Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends by the Beechtree Press, 1999. (With Audrey Brodie) Krakatoa: a selected natural history bibliography. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, DSIR, 1982. (With Audrey Brodie, K. Kusumadinata) Note on tidal circulation in Port Nicholson, New Zealand. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, 195? Sediments of the western shelf, North Island, New Zealand. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1967. (With J.C. McDougall) Seeking a new land: Quakers in New Zealand: a volume of biographical sketches. Published for New Zealand Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends by the Beechtree Press, 1993. (With Audrey Brodie) Submarine geology of Milford Sound. New Zealand: 1955. (With Anton Fr. Bruun and C.A. Fleming) Terawhiti and the goldfields. Karori Historical Society, 1986. View of the bay: its inhabitants seen through the eyes of the 53-year-old Lucy Violet Holdsworth, the newly-wed wife of John Holdsworth of 'Swarthmoor' in Havelock North: from her journal. Published for New Zealand Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends by Beechtree Press, 2000. (With Audrey Brodie)

Philatelic History of Government Life postage stamps. New Zealand Government Life Insurance Corporation and Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 1988. New Zealand railway and revenue stamps. Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 1979. New Zealand railway charges stamps: design and printing. Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 1983.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Victoria University of Wellington, Napier Boys' High School
Employers
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Marsden Medal; Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Also known as
James Brodie, J W Brodie, Jim Brodie

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Frequently asked questions

Who was James William Brodie?

New Zealand scientist and historian (1920–2009)

When was James William Brodie born?

James William Brodie was born on 7 October 1920 in Bebington.

When did James William Brodie die?

James William Brodie died on 11 April 2009.

What was James William Brodie's occupation?

James William Brodie was a historian, oceanographer, geologist and philatelist.

What nationality was James William Brodie?

James William Brodie was New Zealand and British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James William Brodie

· Wikidata: Q15442769

· DBpedia: Jim Brodie (geologist)

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