Judith Binney
Dame Judith Mary Caroline Binney , DNZM , (* 1940 in New South Wales , Australia ; † February 15, 2011 in Auckland ) was a New Zealand historian and from 2004 was Professor at the University of Auckland .
Live and act
Binney was born in Australia in 1940, came to New Zealand with her parents in 1947 and studied at the University of Auckland , where she also graduated in history in 1965. From 1966 to 2004 she worked as a lecturer in the history department of the university. She was an associate professor until 1996 and was appointed full professor with a permanent chair in 1997.
Binney's first book was written in 1968 from her doctoral thesis. It was a biography of Thomas Kendall , an early Anglican missionary , who on behalf of the Church Missionary Society went to New Zealand, with the warlord Hongi Hika became friends in the arms trade with muskets ( Musket Wars ) entangled and year 17 after adultery with a Māori was eventually recalled by the mission society.
Further work and publications on the history of New Zealand followed.
Binney was hit by a truck in Auckland in December 2009 and suffered serious head injuries from which she has been slow to recover. She died at the age of 70 on February 15, 2011 in Auckland.
Awards
- In 1996 she won the Montana New Zealand Book of the Year with her biography " Redemption Songs: A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki " .
- In 1997 she was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit .
- In 1998 she was appointed a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand .
- In 2006, she was one of 60,000 for their detailed contributions to the history of the Māori NZ $ doped Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement .
- In 2007 she was elected a member of the New Zealand Academy of the Humanities .
- In 2009 she received the Polynesian Society's Elsdon Best Medal .
- In 2010 she won the New Zealand Post's Book of the Year Award for her book " Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 " .
On December 31, 2005, she was awarded the DNZM Dame Companion New Zealand Order of Merit for her services in New Zealand historical research.
Binney was a member of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Board and was one of the Guardians of the Alexander Turnbull Library . She was also a member of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa .
Works
as an author
- The Legacy of Guilt - A Life of Thomas Kendall . Auckland University Press / Oxford University Press , Auckland 1968, ISBN 1-877242-33-0 (English, second publication 2005 by Bridget Williams Books, Wellington ).
- Ngā Mōrehu - The Survivors: The Life Histories of Eight Maori Women . Auckland University Press , Auckland 1968, ISBN 1-86940-147-6 (English).
- Redemption Songs: A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki . Auckland University Press / Bridget Williams Books , Auckland / Wellington 1995 (English).
- Untold Lives: When the Elders Tell Their Stories . In: Hocken Lecture . tape 2, 2007 . Hocken Collections University of Otago , Dunedin 2008, ISBN 978-1-877486-01-2 (English).
- Te Kerikeri 1770-1850: The Meeting Pool . Bridget Williams Books , Wellington 2007, ISBN 978-1-877242-38-0 (English).
- Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 . Bridget Williams Books , Wellington 2009, ISBN 978-1-877242-44-1 (English).
- Stories without End: Essays 1975-2010 . Bridget Williams Books , Wellington 2010, ISBN 978-1-877242-47-2 (English).
as co-author
- Judith Binney, Gillian Chaplin, Craig Wallace : Mihaia: The Prophet Rua Kenana and His Community at Maungapohatu . Auckland University Press , Auckland 1979, ISBN 1-86940-148-4 (English).
- Judith Bassett, Judith Binney, Erik Olssen : The People and the Land / Te Tangata me te Whenua: An Illustrated History of New Zealand 1820–1920 . Allen & Unwin , 1993, ISBN 0-04-614013-1 (English).
as editor
- Judith Binney (Ed.): The Shaping of History: Essays from the New Zealand Journal of History, 1967-1999 . Bridget Williams Books , Wellington 2001, ISBN 1-877242-17-9 (English, 22 essays by different authors).
literature
- T. Damon, I. Salesa : Korero: A Reflection on the Work of Judith Binney . In: New Zealand Journal of History . tape 38 , no. 2 special edition. The University of Auckland , Auckland 2004, pp. 272-298 (English).
Web links
- Judith Binney . Creative New Zealand, Wellington,accessed January 11, 2011.
- Judith Mary Caroline Binney . New Zealand Historical Association, archived from the original onJune 2, 2010; accessed on January 26, 2016(English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Why we need Judith Binney . readingthemaps.blogspot.com , accessed January 12, 2011 .
- ↑ Respected historian Dame Judith Binney dies . Radio New Zealand , accessed February 16, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Guardians / Kaitiaki of the Turnbull . Alexander Turbull Library , 2010, archived from the original on June 5, 2010 ; accessed on January 26, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Renowned historian Binney dies . New Zealand Herald - Online Edition , February 16, 2011, accessed February 16, 2011 .
- ^ The New Zealand Order of Merit . Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed April 18, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Binney, Judith |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Binney, Dame Judith Mary Caroline (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New South Wales , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2011 |
| Place of death | Auckland |