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Name
  
Arthur Harper


Died
  
May 30, 1955

Arthur Paul Harper Arthur Paul Harper 1865 1955 Genealogy

Arthur Paul Harper (27 June 1865 – 30 May 1955) was a New Zealand lawyer, mountaineer, explorer, businessman and conservationist. He was simply known as AP or APH. He was born at his parents' house in Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand in 1865.

Arthur Paul Harper Arthur Paul Harper 1865 1955 Genealogy

He was the son of the MP and lawyer Leonard Harper. Bishop Henry Harper was his grandfather.

In 1935, Harper was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1952 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the community. He died in Wellington in 1955.

Selected publications

  • Pioneer Work in the Alps of New Zealand. 1896. 
  • Southern Alps of New Zealand. 1923. 
  • Memories of Mountains and Men. 1946. 

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