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Revision as of 13:36, 4 December 2005
John Cawte Beaglehole OM CMG (June 13, 1901–October 10, 1971) was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He was educated at Wellington College, Victoria University College New Zealand, and gained a PhD at the London School of Economics, where he was a student of Harold Laski. After his doctoral studies he was a historian based mainly at Victoria. He wrote the definitive biography of James Cook, the 18th century English explorer-seaman, and edited his Journals.
Works
- The Exploration of the Pacific,London: Adam & Charles Black,1934.
- The Life of Captain James Cook, London: Adam & Charles Black, 1974.
- Journals of Captain Cook, abridged edition, ISBN 0140436472
- Discovery of New Zealand
External link
- John Cawte Beaglehole Letters, 12th Aug 1926 - 3rd Nov 1927
- Beaglehole, Tim. 'Beaglehole, John Cawte 1901 - 1971'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (last update 16 December 2003)
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