Arthur Purchas

Arthur Purchas
A portrait photo of Arthur Guyon Purchas in 1895
Arthur Purchas in 1895
Born
Arthur Guyon Purchas

(1821-09-27)27 September 1821
St. Arvans, Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died28 May 1906(1906-05-28) (aged 84)
Hastings Borough, Colony of New Zealand
Burial placePurewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Remuera Road Board District, Colony of New Zealand[1]
36°52′22″S 174°49′53″E / 36.872888°S 174.831364°E / -36.872888; 174.831364
Other namesRata Patiti
Occupation(s)Clergyman, missionary, surgeon, musician, engineer, inventor, pioneer, geologist and botanist
RelativesAlbert Purchas (brother)
Guyon Purchas (nephew)

Arthur Guyon Purchas (27 September 1821 – 28 May 1906) was a clergyman, missionary, surgeon, musician, engineer, inventor, pioneer, geologist and botanist born at St. Arvans in the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, who lived most of his life in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3][4][5][6] He was the father of fourteen children and an important figure during British colonisation of New Zealand, described as an 'amazingly versatile colonist'.[7]

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  2. ^ "Old Indentities: Dr. Arthur Guyon Purchas". The New Zealand Herald (Supplement). Vol. 33, no. 10019. 4 January 1896. p. 1 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ Knight, Cyril Roy (1966). "Purchas, Arthur Guyon". In McLintock, A. H. (ed.). An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  4. ^ Lawlor, Ian (21 July 2009), Lost Villages of Manukau (Presentation) – via Academia
  5. ^ "No Ordinary Man: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Dr Arthur Purchas". Aotearoa Books. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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