James Hight, Date of Birth, Date of Death

James Hight

New Zealand educational administrator and historian

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1870

Date of Death: 17-May-1958

Profession: historian, academic

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Sir James Hight (3 November 1870 – 17 May 1958) was a New Zealand university professor, educational administrator and historian.
He was born in Halswell near Christchurch, New Zealand on 3 November 1870.
He died on 17 May 1958 and is buried at Linwood Cemetery.In 1935, Hight was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.
In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.The library building at the University of Canterbury is named for him.