Bruce Biggs, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bruce Biggs

Linguist of the Māori language

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1921

Date of Death: 18-Oct-2000

Profession: academic, linguist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Bruce Grandison Biggs (4 September 1921 – 18 October 2000) was an influential figure in the academic field of Maori studies in New Zealand.
The first academic appointed (1950) to teach the Maori language at a New Zealand university, he taught and trained a whole generation of Maori academics.