Frederick Giles Gibbs (31 October 1866–16 January 1953) was a New Zealand school principal, educationalist, businessman, naturalist and community leader. He was born in

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on 31 October 1866. Gibbs was educated at

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...

from 1879 to 1887.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition He completed his BA at

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in 1889 and graduated MA with first-class honours in 1890. He taught briefly at Nelson College and then for many years at Nelson Boys' School. He collaborated with botanists Thomas Kirk, T. F. Cheeseman, and

Leonard Cockayne Leonard Cockayne (7 April 1855 – 8 July 1934) is regarded as New Zealand's greatest botanist and a founder of modern science in New Zealand. Biography He was born in Sheffield, England where he attended Wesley College. He travelled to Austra ...

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1866 births 1953 deaths New Zealand businesspeople Heads of schools in New Zealand English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand biologists People educated at Nelson College University of Canterbury alumni New Zealand naturalists {{NewZealand-business-bio-stub