William Watson Bird (8 February 1870 – 11 November 1954) was a New Zealand headmaster, school inspector, educational administrator and Maori linguist. He was born in Crookham Common,

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on 8 February 1870.

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1870 births 1954 deaths New Zealand educators School inspectors Linguists from New Zealand British emigrants to New Zealand {{NewZealand-linguist-stub