William Parker Morrell,

CBE 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 ...

(20 November 1899 – 27 April 1986) was a notable New Zealand historian and university professor. He was born in

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, New Zealand on 20 November 1899. His father was

William John Morrell William John Morrell MA (1868–1945) was a Chancellor of Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand. Early life Morrell was born in Tiverton, Devon, England, in 1868, and educated at Blundell's School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he held an ...

, Chancellor of Otago University, Dunedin.

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1899 births 1986 deaths 20th-century New Zealand historians Writers from Auckland People educated at Otago Boys' High School University of Otago alumni Academic staff of the University of Otago New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub