Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
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Edition 6 (2008) Winner
William Hosking Oliver
ウィリアム・ホスキング・オリバー
Wiriāmu Hosukingu Orivā
Aliases:
W. H. Oliver / Bill Oliver
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-05-14 （Feilding）
- Died
- 2015-09-16 （Wellington） age 90
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Feilding → Dannevirke → Wellington → Oxford → Canterbury → Palmerston North
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, poet, biographer
- Active Years
- 1946-2015
- Affiliations
- University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington, Massey University
- Influenced
- Margaret Tennant
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dannevirke High School | — | High School | — | 1930s-1940s | New Zealand |
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | History | MA | 1940s-1951 | New Zealand |
| University of Oxford | Faculty of Social Studies | History | D.Phil | 1951-1954 | United Kingdom |
Dannevirke High School
High School
Period:
1930s-1940s
Country:
New Zealand
Secondary education
Victoria University of Wellington
History
Degree:
MA
Period:
1940s-1951
Country:
New Zealand
MA degree
University of Oxford
Faculty of Social Studies
/ History
Degree:
D.Phil
Period:
1951-1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD thesis: Organizations and ideas behind the efforts to achieve a general union of the working classes in the early 1830's
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | 歴史研究への貢献 | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1990 | New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Honorary DLitt | — | — | Victoria University of Wellington | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement | — | ノンフィクション | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1990
Category:
歴史研究への貢献
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
1990
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Honorary DLitt
1990
Organization:
Victoria University of Wellington
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
2008
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Oxford History of New Zealand
1981 HistoryComprehensive overview of New Zealand history, co-edited with Bridget Williams.
New Zealand historyColonialism
James K. Baxter: A Portrait
1983 BiographyBiography of New Zealand poet James K. Baxter.
Poet biographyNew Zealand literature
Looking for the Phoenix: A Memoir
2002 MemoirOliver's autobiographical memoir.
AutobiographyAcademic life
Fire Without Phoenix: Poems 1946–1954
1957 PoetryEarly poetry collection.
Poetry
Bibliography
- Organizations and ideas behind the efforts to achieve a general union of the working classes in the early 1830's
- The Story of New Zealand
- Poetry in New Zealand
- Problems and prospects of conservatism in New Zealand
- Further steps towards a welfare state since 1935
- Challenge and response: a study of the development of the Gisborne East Coast region
- Prophets and Millennialists
- The Oxford History of New Zealand
- James K. Baxter: A Portrait
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, volume one, 1769–1869
- Claims to the Waitangi Tribunal
- The certainty of doubt: tributes to Peter Munz
- The social and economic situation of Hauraki Maori after colonisation
- Looking for the Phoenix: A Memoir
- Fire Without Phoenix: Poems 1946–1954
- Out of Season: Poems
- Poor Richard: Poems
- Bodily Presence: Words, Paintings
- Selected Poems
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed historical narrativeLyrical poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- New Zealand identityLabour movement
Legacy
Renowned New Zealand historian and poet who led the development of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, making significant contributions to NZ history research and literature.
Trivia
- His father was a New Zealand Labour Party member who ran in elections.
- Both parents were Cornish immigrants.
- Met wife Dorothy Nielsen at a Christian conference in Christchurch.
- Had six children.