Alexander Shand (1840–1910) was a New Zealand farmer, interpreter and ethnographer. He was born in

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in 1840. His views on "sentiment" influenced William McDougall's theory of instinct.

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1840 births 1910 deaths New Zealand ethnologists People from Petone Interpreters 19th-century translators {{NewZealand-bio-stub