Hugh Crawford Dixon Somerset (29 August 1895 – 16 May 1968) was a notable New Zealand teacher, adult education director, university professor and writer. He was born in

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in 1895. He graduated from Canterbury College with a master's thesis in 1931. He was married to Gwen Somerset, also a notable educator.

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