Peter Tapsell

New Zealand Māori politician and surgeon (1930-2012)
Person human Q7177251
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Peter Tapsell was born on January 21, 1930[1], in Rotorua[2]. He died on April 5, 2012[3], in Ruatoria[4]. He worked as a politician[5], surgeon[6], and rugby union player[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[9]
  • Position held: Member of the New Zealand Parliament[10], Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives[11], Minister of Defence[12], Minister of Internal Affairs[13]
  • Educated at: University of Otago[14]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire[15], Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[16], honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[17], honorary doctor of the University of Otago[18], Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Member of political party: New Zealand Labour Party[21]
  • Commons category: Peter Tapsell[22]
  • Sport: rugby[23]
  • Family name: Tapsell[24]
  • Given name: Peter[25], Wilfred[26]
  • Different from: Peter Tapsell[27]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New Zealand/politics[28]

Why It Matters

Peter Tapsell is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Peter Tapsell born?

Peter Tapsell was born in Rotorua[2].

Where did Peter Tapsell die?

Peter Tapsell died in Ruatoria[4].

What did Peter Tapsell do for work?

Peter Tapsell worked as a politician[5], surgeon[6], and rugby union player[7].

Where did Peter Tapsell go to school?

Peter Tapsell was educated at University of Otago[14].

What awards did Peter Tapsell receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[15], Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[16], honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[17], and honorary doctor of the University of Otago[18].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The London Gazette 44602. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . calendar.waikato.ac.nz. calendar.waikato.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved . tvnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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). Peter Tapsell. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-tapsell-q7177251
MLA “Peter Tapsell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-tapsell-q7177251.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_peter-tapsell-q7177251_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Peter Tapsell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-tapsell-q7177251}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Peter Tapsell — https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-tapsell-q7177251 (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-tapsell-q7177251 · 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. 7d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fr']
    Sitelink count → 3
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject New Zealand/politics
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58805|batch #58805]]"
  2. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Peter Tapsell
    Given name → Peter, Wilfred
    Library of congress authority id → no2007101169
    Sport → rugby
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de, it, pt, ru, pl, sv, da, fi, lt, cs, hu, el, tr, az, hy, ka, sl, sr, mk, sq, mt, ga, cy, eu, ast */ Add multilingual descriptions (25 languages) — multilin"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.