James Hight

James Hight
Hight at a meeting of the Society for Imperial Culture (front row; 4th from right)

Sir James Hight KBE CMG (3 November 1870 – 17 May 1958) was a New Zealand university professor, educational administrator and historian. He was born in Halswell in Christchurch, New Zealand on 3 November 1870.[1] He died on 17 May 1958 and is buried at Linwood Cemetery.[2]

Hight was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1932 King's Birthday Honours.[3] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[4] In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.[5]

The central library building at the University of Canterbury is named for him.

  1. ^ Phillips, N. C. "James Hight". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Result Detail". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ "No. 33831". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1932. p. 3569.
  4. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ^ "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.