Stokes, Dame Evelyn née Dinsdale, 1936-2005 (Person)

SummaryBorn Evelyn Dinsdale. Educated at Tauranga Primary School and Tauranga District High School. First-class Master's degree in Geography at Canterbury University College in 1959. Her dissertation was entitled “Changing Patterns of Settlement in Tauranga County”. Fullbright scholar. Taught at King Country, and gained a Ph. D in Geography from Syracuse University, New York. Researcher for Tauranga Moana Maori Trust Board. Lectured in geography at Auckland University then joined the University of Waikato as a member of the foundation staff. Member of the Waitangi Tribunal. Was awarded her knighthood as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of merit in the year 2000. Author.

Photographs

Dame Evelyn Stokes

Evelyn Stokes, Ratima Rolleston, Wiremu Ohia, & Kaikohe Rolleston at Ōtāwhiwhi marae (Ams 248)

Dame Evelyn Stokes (1936-2005)

Stories - People

Remembering Evelyn - by Penelope Jackson

Map of a Life: Dame Evelyn Stokes, MA PhD (1936-2005) by Jan Goldie

Map Collections

Dame Evelyn Mary Stokes maps

Publication Collections

Dame Evelyn Mary Stokes Collection

Tauranga City Libraries Photo 04-157

Usage

Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.CopyrightTauranga City LibrariesLicenseCC BY 4.0AcknowledgementTauranga City Libraries Stokes, Evelyn neé Dinsdale, 1936-2005 (Person): https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/5594

Personal Information

First Name(s)Evelyn MarySurnameDinsdaleAlso Known asEvelyn Mary StokesDate of Birth5 December 1936Place of BirthTaurangaDate of Death11 August 2005OccupationAcademicLecturerAuthor

Whānau

ChildrenDonald StokesPhilip Stokes

Partner

PartnerBrian Stokes

Relates To

PeopleTauranga Memories (2011-2021) - People

Admin

AuthorTauranga City Libraries - Harley CouperType of ContributionLibrary authority Last edited by: Matanga Taonga Tuku Iho Maori

TaxonomyStories | People

Menu

Stokes, Dame Evelyn née Dinsdale, 1936-2005 (Person)