Bruce Biggs

New Zealand linguist of the Māori language (1921–2000)
Person human Q4977153
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Bruce Biggs

Summary

Bruce Biggs is a human[1]. His place of birth was Auckland[2]. He was born on September 4, 1921[3]. He passed away in Auckland[4]. He died on October 18, 2000[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], academic[7], and translator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Bruce Biggs was born in Auckland[2].
  • Bruce Biggs passed away in Auckland[4].
  • Bruce Biggs was born on September 4, 1921[3].
  • Bruce Biggs died on October 18, 2000[5].
  • Bruce Biggs held citizenship in New Zealand[10].
  • Bruce Biggs is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group[11].
  • Bruce Biggs's professions included linguist[6].
  • Bruce Biggs worked as an academic[7].
  • Bruce Biggs worked as a translator[8].
  • Bruce Biggs was employed by University of Auckland[12].
  • Bruce Biggs's education included a stint at University of Auckland[13].
  • Bruce Biggs received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14].
  • Bruce Biggs received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[15].
  • Bruce Biggs received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16].
  • Bruce Biggs is recorded as male[17].
  • Bruce Biggs's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Bruce Biggs supervised Margaret Mutu as a doctoral student[19].
  • Bruce Biggs supervised Ranginui Walker as a doctoral student[20].
  • Bruce Biggs's family name is recorded as Biggs[21].
  • Bruce Biggs's given name is recorded as Bruce[22].
  • Bruce Biggs's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Bruce Biggs's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Māori[24].
  • Bruce Biggs's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[25].
  • Bruce Biggs's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Books of Mana[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Bruce Biggs's place of birth was Auckland[2]. He was born on September 4, 1921[3]. He is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group[11].

Education

Bruce Biggs was educated at University of Auckland[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], academic[7], and translator[8]. Among Bruce Biggs's employers was University of Auckland[12]. Doctoral students include Margaret Mutu[19], a politician[27], of New Zealand[28], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[29] and Ranginui Walker[20], a writer[30], 1932–2016[31], of New Zealand[32], awarded the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction)[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14], a grade of an order[34], in United Kingdom[35]; Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[15]; and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16], a grade of an order[36], in United Kingdom[37].

Death and Burial

Bruce Biggs died on October 18, 2000[5]. He died in Auckland[4].

Why It Matters

Bruce Biggs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Bruce Biggs born?

Bruce Biggs was born in Auckland[2].

Where did Bruce Biggs die?

Bruce Biggs passed away in Auckland[4].

What did Bruce Biggs do for work?

Bruce Biggs worked as linguist[6], academic[7], and translator[8].

Where did Bruce Biggs go to school?

Bruce Biggs was educated at University of Auckland[13].

What awards did Bruce Biggs receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14], Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[15], and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . teara.govt.nz. teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . teara.govt.nz. teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . teara.govt.nz. Retrieved . teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Aspects of the structure of the Ùa Pou dialect of the Marquesan language. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . teara.govt.nz. teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . teara.govt.nz. teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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