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George Hogben (14 July 1853 – 26 April 1920) was a New Zealand educationalist and seismologist. He was born in
Islington Islington () is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the ar ...
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Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...
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on 14 July 1853, and died after a short illness at home in
Khandallah Khandallah is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is located northeast of the city centre, on hills overlooking Wellington Harbour. Description The northeastern part of the suburb is dominated by a large area of park ...
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Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...
. He was Inspector-General of Schools in New Zealand and was appointed CMG in the
1915 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1915 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were announced on 1 January 1915. Order of the Bath Knight Commander (KCB) ;C ...
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* * 1853 births 1920 deaths New Zealand Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George New Zealand educators 19th-century New Zealand geologists People from Islington (district) English emigrants to New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand geologists {{geologist-stub