W. H. Oliver
Oliver (1925–2015) was a New Zealand historian, poet and writer.
Also recorded as William Hosking Oliver · Bill Oliver
W. H. Oliver
- Born
- 1925 · Feilding.
- Died
- 2015 · Wellington.
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- historian · poet · writer
- Education
- Victoria University of Wellington · University of Oxford
- Honours
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire · Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi · Fellow of the New Zealand Academy of the Humanities · Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction) · honorary doctor of Massey University · honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington
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Biography
Born at Feilding in 1925, died in Wellington in 2015.
Oliver studied at Victoria University of Wellington and University of Oxford. Margaret Tennant and Peter John Gibbons are recorded as having studied under W. Employment is recorded with University of Canterbury, Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington. Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Fellow of the New Zealand Academy of the Humanities and Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction).
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Feilding.
Birth place
Wellington.
Death place
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 27 August 2026.
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