Jack Shallcrass

John James Shallcrass CBE (11 September 1922 – 13 August 2014) was a New Zealand author, educator and humanist.

Jack Shallcrass

CBE
Shallcrass, c. 1947
Born
John James Shallcrass

(1922-09-11)11 September 1922
Takapuna, New Zealand
Died13 August 2014(2014-08-13) (aged 91)
Wellington, New Zealand

Biography

Born in Takapuna in 1922,[1] Shallcrass was educated at Wellington College,[2] and served in the Pacific during World War II.[3] He later studied at Victoria University College, from where he graduated with a Diploma of Education in 1952, a Bachelor of Arts in 1959 and Master of Arts in 1961.[4]

In an educational career spanning more than 50 years, he taught in New Zealand schools, at Wellington Teachers' College and Victoria University, rising to the rank of associate professor.[3] In the 1991 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education.[5] A devout humanist,[3] he was named "Humanist of the Year" by the Humanist Society in 1994.[6]

He died in Wellington in 2014.[6]

References
  1. "Births". New Zealand Herald. 13 September 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. "Impromptu speech contest". Evening Post. 27 September 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. "Death of Jack Shallcrass: writer, educator and humanist". Scoop Media. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Sa-Sk". Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. "No. 42233". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1960. p. 8928.
  6. "Loss of battler". Dominion Post. 16 August 2014. p. 3.


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