Ivan Lorin George Sutherland (10 May 1897 – 21 or 22 February 1952) was a New Zealand ethnologist and university professor. Sutherland was born in 1897 in

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. His father was a sawmill hand; both parents were active in

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. Sutherland attended Masterton District High School but left before qualifying for further study to work for a bank. He moved to

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aged 19 become a minister for the

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. He graduated from

Victoria University College Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well know ...

in 1918 and enrolled for the army, but fell ill and was discharged. He returned to Victoria University College and studied under Thomas Hunter, obtaining a

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. He then attended the

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, where he obtained a PhD in 1924. He returned to Wellington after graduating in Glasgow and eventually, Hunter secured an assistant position at Victoria University College, which turned into a lecturer's position. Sutherland's sister, Olive Rose Sutherland was a notable teacher.

Literature

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I. L. G. Sutherland 1897–1952
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.'' Volume 61, No. 1+2, 1952, p. 120–129 *Oliver Sutherland: ''Paikea: The Life of I. L. G. Sutherland.'' Canterbury University Press, 2013

References

1897 births 1952 deaths New Zealand ethnologists Academic staff of the Victoria University of Wellington People from Masterton Alumni of the University of Glasgow {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub