Walter James Scott
Teacher, lecturer, educationalist, teachers’ college principal, civil libertarian
About Walter James Scott
Lived 1902 – 1985 (aged 82). Walter James Scott was a New Zealand academic.
Walter James Scott (23 December 1902 – 19 February 1985) was a notable New Zealand teacher, lecturer, educationalist, teachers’ college principal and civil libertarian. He was born in Hilton, South Canterbury, New Zealand in 1902.
On 27 December 1928, Scott married Hectorina Jessie MacDonald at St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Invercargill. They had four children during their marriage.
In the 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours, Scott was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education and civil liberties.
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teacher, lecturer, educationalist, teachers’ college principal, civil libertarian (1902–1985)
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Walter James Scott was born on 23 December 1902.
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Walter James Scott died on 19 February 1985.
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