Tessa Duder

New Zealand writer
Person Human Q7705596

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🏷️ Also known as
en Tessa Duder ar تيسا دودر cs Tessa Staveley zh 特莎·杜德尔
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
74150524
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85339533
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tessa Duder (cropped).jpg ↗
AusStage person ID
250700
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15116358t
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11955322
FAST ID
172918
Freebase ID
/m/0d1fyq
IdRef ID
250017083
J9U entity ID
987012798065505171
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KBR person ID
14779919
Libraries Australia ID
41180946
NL CR AUT ID
xx0262303
NLA Trove people ID
1453281
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200601098
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073215295
New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID
tessa--staveley
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura writer ID
duder-tessa
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
1334
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCGWwYqcF3ppQc8fX68C

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Occupation 5
Award received 2
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Place of birth 1
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Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
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Summary

Born in Auckland[1], she… she was born on November 13, 1940[2]. She worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], children's writer[5], editing staff[6], and swimmer[7].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include young adult literature[11], a sub-set of literature[24]; literary activity[12]; and editing[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16], a grade of an order[25], in United Kingdom[26]; Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[17], a grade of an order[27], in New Zealand[28]; Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)[18], a class of award[29], in New Zealand[30]; honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[19], an award[31], in New Zealand[32]; and Esther Glen Award[20], a literary award[33], in New Zealand[34].

FAQs

Where was Tessa Duder born?

Tessa Duder was born in Auckland[1].

Who were Tessa Duder's parents?

Tessa Duder's father was John Malfroy Staveley[8].

What did Tessa Duder do for work?

Tessa Duder worked as writer[3], novelist[4], children's writer[5], editing staff[6], and swimmer[7].

Where did Tessa Duder go to school?

Tessa Duder was educated at Diocesan School for Girls[14].

What awards did Tessa Duder receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16], Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[17], Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)[18], and honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[19].

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  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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 · Oronsay · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID → tessa--staveley
    "Created claim: New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID: tessa--staveley, Matched to Tessa Staveley (#323321939) in New Zeal…"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction) +1
    Given name → Tessa
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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