Muriel May

Muriel Wallace May OBE (13 April 1897–11 August 1982) was a New Zealand teacher, school principal and writer. She was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 13 April 1897.[1]

In 1953, May was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1976 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education and literature.[3]

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Leah. "Muriel Wallace May". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 418. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  3. ^ "No. 46778". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 5 June 1964. p. 36.


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