Keith Sorrenson

New Zealand historian (1932–2025)
Person Human Q114834622

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
1932, January 16, 1932[6]
Date of death
July 26, 2025
Place of birth
Bay of Plenty Region
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[7]
Ethnic group
Māori[8]
Occupation
historian
Notable work
Maori Origins and Migrations, Na To Hoa Aroha : From Your Dear Friend: The correspondence between Sir Apirana Ngata and Sir Peter Buck, 1925-50 (3 vols)[17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Māori[29][30]
Academic thesis
The purchase of Maori lands, 1865–1892, Land policy, legislation and settlement in the East Africa Protectorate, 1895-1915[27][28]
Family name
Sorrenson[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject, WikiProject Books of Mana[31][32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Keith Sorrenson en Maurice Peter Keith Sorrenson en M. P. K. Sorrenson en Sorrenson, Keith en Sorrenson, Maurice Peter Keith
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
69017121
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86118422
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12409526c
IdRef ID
085960837
J9U entity ID
987007271422905171
Kōmako author ID
1000
NLA Trove people ID
980315
National Library of New Zealand ID
22355109
SHARE Catalogue author ID
146341

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Keith Sorrenson was born in 1932[1] in Bay of Plenty Region[2]. He died on July 26, 2025[3], in Auckland City Hospital[4]. He worked as a historian[5].

FAQs

Where was Keith Sorrenson born?

Keith Sorrenson was born in Bay of Plenty Region[2].

Where did Keith Sorrenson die?

Keith Sorrenson passed away in Auckland City Hospital[4].

What did Keith Sorrenson do for work?

Keith Sorrenson worked as a historian[5].

Where did Keith Sorrenson go to school?

Keith Sorrenson was educated at University of Auckland[12], University of Oxford[13], and Tauranga Boys' College[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . komako.org.nz. Retrieved . komako.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . National Library of New Zealand Catalogue. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . calendar.auckland.ac.nz. calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . komako.org.nz. Retrieved . komako.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . calendar.auckland.ac.nz. calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . komako.org.nz. komako.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . National Library of New Zealand Catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  25. [15] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [16] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Keith Sorrenson. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/keith-sorrenson
MLA “Keith Sorrenson.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 12 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/keith-sorrenson.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_keith-sorrenson_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Keith Sorrenson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/keith-sorrenson}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-12}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Keith Sorrenson — https://4ort.xyz/entity/keith-sorrenson (retrieved 2026-11-12)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/keith-sorrenson · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Schwede66 · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Māori
    National Library of New Zealand ID → 22355109
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English"
  2. 7w ago · Schwede66 · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1932, January 16, 1932
    "Created claim: Date of birth: 16 January 1932"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.