Arthur Gordon Butchers (11 February 1885 – 21 April 1960) was a New Zealand principal, educationalist and historian. He was born in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, on 11 February 1885. In the

1947 New Year Honours The 1947 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were published on 31 December 1946.Operational ...

, Butchers was appointed an

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

in recognition of his service as headmaster of

The Correspondence School Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu or Te Kura (formerly The Correspondence School) is New Zealand's largest school with around 28,000 students enrolled each year, from early childhood to secondary level. It is headquartered in Portland Crescent in Thorndo ...

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1885 births 1960 deaths Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu faculty 20th-century New Zealand historians Writers from Melbourne Australian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire Heads of schools in New Zealand People from Brunswick, Victoria {{NewZealand-bio-stub