Toby Curtis
New Zealand educationalist
Sir Noble Thomson "Toby" Curtis KNZM (13 November 1939 – 17 August 2022) was a New Zealand educator and Māori leader. He was director of primary teacher education at Auckland College of Education and then dean of the education faculty at Auckland Institute of Technology during the 1990s, becoming deputy vice chancellor at Auckland University of Technology in 2000.
Toby Curtis | |
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Born | Noble Thomson Curtis 13 November 1939 Rotoehu, New Zealand |
Died | 17 August 2022 Lake Rotoiti, New Zealand | (aged 82)
Occupation | Educator |
Spouse |
Mary Agnes Sharry (m. 1966) |
Relatives | Cliff Curtis (nephew) |
Curtis died at his home on Lake Rotoiti, New Zealand on 17 August 2022, at the age of 82.[1]
References
change- ↑ Tahana, Jamie (17 August 2022). "Sir Toby Curtis, Te Arawa leader and Māori education advocate, dies at 83". RNZ News. Retrieved 17 August 2022.