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Sir James Hight KBE CMG (3 November 1870 – 17 May 1958) was a New Zealand university professor, educational administrator and historian. He was born in Halswell in Christchurch, New Zealand on 3 November 1870. He died on 17 May 1958 and is buried at Linwood Cemetery.

Hight was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1932 King's Birthday Honours. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.

The central library building at the University of Canterbury is named for him.

References

1. Phillips, N. C. "James Hight". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
2. "Result Detail". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
3. "No. 33831". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1932. p. 3569.
4. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
5. "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.

External links

• Works by or about James Hight at the Internet Archive

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