About Muriel Wallace May
Lived 1897 – 1982 (aged 85). Muriel Wallace May was a New Zealand writer and teacher.
Muriel Wallace May (13 April 1897 – 11 August 1982) was a New Zealand teacher, school principal and writer. She was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 13 April 1897.
In 1953, May was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In the 1976 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education and literature.
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Who was Muriel Wallace May?
Teacher, school principal, writer
When was Muriel Wallace May born?
Muriel Wallace May was born on 13 April 1897 in Dunedin.
When did Muriel Wallace May die?
Muriel Wallace May died on 11 August 1982.
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Muriel Wallace May was a writer and teacher.
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Muriel Wallace May was New Zealand.
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