Arnold Wall

Arnold Wall CBE (15 November 1869 – 29 March 1966) was a notable New Zealand university professor, philologist, poet, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster. He was born in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon in 1869; his father was George Wall. His daughter Hilary married the adult educator Norman Richmond in 1926.

Wall was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1956 Birthday Honours. He received an honorary doctorate (DSc) from the University of New Zealand in 1960.