Daphne Purves, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Daphne Purves

New Zealand's Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1908

Date of Death: 14-Oct-2008

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Daphne Purves

  • Dame Daphne Helen Purves (née Cowie, 8 November 1908 – 14 October 2008) was New Zealand's oldest Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire at the time of her death.
  • Her main area of expertise was education.
  • Purves saw education as the key to better conditions for women worldwide; and the passion of her life was the International Federation of University Women of which she was president for three years from 1977.
  • She is fondly remembered by her former students of Waitaki Girls' High School, Otago Girls' High School, Otago Boys' High School and Dunedin Teachers' College.

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