Story: Gifford, Algernon Charles

Wellington College masters, about 1900

Wellington College masters, about 1900

In this photograph of Wellington College staff, science teacher and gifted astronomer Algernon Charles Gifford is seated second from left, and headmaster Joseph Firth ('the Boss') is seated third from left.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Miss C. Heine Collection (PAColl-2232)
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How to cite this page:

Wayne Orchiston. 'Gifford, Algernon Charles', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4g8/gifford-algernon-charles (accessed 29 March 2024)