John Hood

New Zealand academic administrator
Person human Q6239743

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🏷️ Also known as
en Sir John Antony Hood en John Antony Hood en John Hood en Sir John Hood ar جون هود ja ジョン・フッド zh 约翰·胡德
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Summary

Born in Napier[1], he… he was born on January 2, 1952[2]. He worked as a cricketer[3] and academic[4].

Body

Education

Educated at Worcester College[7], a college of the University of Oxford[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1714[26], headquartered in Oxford[27] and University of Auckland[8], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Auckland City[31]. Doctoral advisors include Anthony Hugh Bryant[9], a civil engineer[32] and Ian G. Buckle[10], a civil engineer[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Rhodes Scholarship[11], a scholarship[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1902[36]; honorary doctor of the Peking University[12], an award[37], in People's Republic of China[38]; Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13], a grade of an order[39], in New Zealand[40]; and honorary doctor of the University of Auckland[14], an award[41], in New Zealand[42].

FAQs

Where was John Hood born?

John Hood's place of birth was Napier[1].

What did John Hood do for work?

John Hood worked as cricketer[3] and academic[4].

Where did John Hood go to school?

John Hood was educated at Worcester College[7] and University of Auckland[8].

What awards did John Hood receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[11], honorary doctor of the Peking University[12], Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13], and honorary doctor of the University of Auckland[14].

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  4. [7] ↑ . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . A theoretical and experimental investigation of a curved, single cell box-girder bridge. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . moe.gov.cn. Retrieved . moe.gov.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . calendar.auckland.ac.nz. calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . warwick.ac.uk. warwick.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Redpandacat · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
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