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John Dunmore

May 07, 2023

John Dunmore CNZM JP (6 August 1923 – 1 May 2023) was a French-born New Zealand academic, historian, author, playwright, and publisher.

Dunmore in 1977

Biography

Dunmore was born in Trouville-sur-Mer, France, on 6 August 1923.[1] He lived in Jersey under German Occupation during World War II, and then in England, where he received a BA from the University of London. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1950. He completed a PhD under historian J. C. Beaglehole at Victoria University of Wellington in 1962, studying the French contribution to the exploration of the Pacific Ocean in the 18th century. He was professor of French, head of the Department of Modern Languages, and dean of Humanities at Massey University, from which he retired in 1985.[2]

Dunmore's main field of history was the exploration of the Pacific, particularly by French navigators. He wrote two major biographies of La Pérouse, and translated and edited his journals (which he rediscovered after they had been misfiled in the French National Archives).[3] In addition, he wrote biographies and edited the journals of both de Surville and of Bougainville. His biography of de Surville, The fateful voyage of the St. Jean Baptiste, won the Wattie Book of the Year award in 1970.[4]

His work was highly regarded by scholars as well as by the public:

  • "John Dunmore has done more than anyone to bring our attention to the achievements of eighteenth and nineteenth century French explorers of the Pacific"[5]
  • "cette étonnante biographie, élégamment écrite (this stunning and elegantly written biography (of Bougainville))"[6]
  • "The succinct and perceptive evaluation of the voyages and the Anglo-French rivalry is of great use"[7]

Dunmore wrote a variety of other books, including a series of thrillers under the pseudonym "Jason Calder".[8] He produced a book of 18th-century recipes, Mrs Cook's book of recipes for mariners in distant seas. Some of the recipes were derived from the logs of explorers of the day. He also wrote plays,[9] held office in the Playwrights Association of New Zealand,[10] and wrote a history of the association.

In his capacity as professor of French, Dunmore was president of the New Zealand Federation des Alliances Francaises, a post he held for twenty years.[11]

Dunmore established two separate publishing firms, the Dunmore Press (1969–1984) and Heritage Press (1985–2004).[12] The Dunmore Press, a substantial New Zealand publisher of academic books, eventually became part of the Thomson publishing group, in 2004.[13]

Dunmore died on 1 May 2023, at the age of 99.[14]

Honours and awards

In 1990, Dunmore was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1] In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature and historical research.[15]

The French Government appointed Dunmore as a Chevalier dans la Légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor) in 1976, and an Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques (Officer of the Academic Palms) in 1986.[16] He was promoted to Officier de la Légion d'honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honor) in 2007, becoming only the tenth New Zealander to hold this level of the order[17] and the third New Zealander to be promoted to the superior rank of Officer after Lieutenant Colonel James Waddell and Nancy Wake.[18]

Massey University awarded Dunmore an honorary DLitt degree in 2006.[4] Fellow Pacific scholars honoured him with a Festschrift: Cropp, Glynnis M; Noel R Watts; Roger D J Collins; K R Howe, eds. (2005). Pacific journeys: Essays in honour of John Dunmore. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 0-86473-507-3.

The Dunmore Medal for research into French achievements and development in the Pacific is named after him.[19]

Books

This list of books by Dunmore is representative but by no means complete. He also wrote many articles, book chapters, reviews, plays and other items. A list of his scholarly writings to 2005 is included in Pacific Journeys at pp. 15–19.

Biographies

Translated and edited journals of explorers

Other historical works

Fiction

"Jason Calder" is a pseudonym for John Dunmore.

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 128. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  2. ^ These facts are from pp. 9–11 of Pacific Journeys.
  3. ^ Pacific Journeys, p. 12.
  4. ^ a b Massey News Article – Champion of the Humanities 4 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ CCS – Book Reviews Part 9
  6. ^ "Storms and Dreams" de John Dunmore (mars 2005) – La France en Nouvelle-Zélande 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Review by Samuel Clyde McCulloch in The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 43, No. 3 (September 1971), p. 518.
  8. ^ Pacific Journeys, p. 13.
  9. ^ Pacific Journeys, p. 13. See also An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand at http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/L/LiteratureDrama/RadioDrama/en
  10. ^ Panz Contacts 4 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Interview with John Dunmore". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Alliance Francaise Centenary oral history project. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  12. ^ Pacific Journeys, p. 13. See also . Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2006.
  13. ^ Cengage Imprints
  14. ^ "John Dunmore". The New Zealand Herald. Legacy.com. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  16. ^ pp. 9–11 of Pacific Journeys.
  17. ^ Dunmore promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honour http://www.ambafrance-nz.org/spip.php?article1022[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ M. Brewer, 'New Zealand and the Legion d'honneur: Officiers, Commandeurs and Dignites', The Volunteers: The Journal of the New Zealand Military Historical Society, 35(3), March 2010, pp.131–147.
  19. ^ Award of the Dunmore Medal . Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2009.

External links

  • Dunmore Press (As of March 2023 the site still exists and is being updated)

May 07, 2023
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John Dunmore CNZM JP 6 August 1923 1 May 2023 was a French born New Zealand academic historian author playwright and publisher Dunmore in 1977 Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours and awards 3 Books 3 1 Biographies 3 2 Translated and edited journals of explorers 3 3 Other historical works 3 4 Fiction 3 5 Other 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditDunmore was born in Trouville sur Mer France on 6 August 1923 1 He lived in Jersey under German Occupation during World War II and then in England where he received a BA from the University of London He emigrated to New Zealand in 1950 He completed a PhD under historian J C Beaglehole at Victoria University of Wellington in 1962 studying the French contribution to the exploration of the Pacific Ocean in the 18th century He was professor of French head of the Department of Modern Languages and dean of Humanities at Massey University from which he retired in 1985 2 Dunmore s main field of history was the exploration of the Pacific particularly by French navigators He wrote two major biographies of La Perouse and translated and edited his journals which he rediscovered after they had been misfiled in the French National Archives 3 In addition he wrote biographies and edited the journals of both de Surville and of Bougainville His biography of de Surville The fateful voyage of the St Jean Baptiste won the Wattie Book of the Year award in 1970 4 His work was highly regarded by scholars as well as by the public John Dunmore has done more than anyone to bring our attention to the achievements of eighteenth and nineteenth century French explorers of the Pacific 5 cette etonnante biographie elegamment ecrite this stunning and elegantly written biography of Bougainville 6 The succinct and perceptive evaluation of the voyages and the Anglo French rivalry is of great use 7 Dunmore wrote a variety of other books including a series of thrillers under the pseudonym Jason Calder 8 He produced a book of 18th century recipes Mrs Cook s book of recipes for mariners in distant seas Some of the recipes were derived from the logs of explorers of the day He also wrote plays 9 held office in the Playwrights Association of New Zealand 10 and wrote a history of the association In his capacity as professor of French Dunmore was president of the New Zealand Federation des Alliances Francaises a post he held for twenty years 11 Dunmore established two separate publishing firms the Dunmore Press 1969 1984 and Heritage Press 1985 2004 12 The Dunmore Press a substantial New Zealand publisher of academic books eventually became part of the Thomson publishing group in 2004 13 Dunmore died on 1 May 2023 at the age of 99 14 Honours and awards EditIn 1990 Dunmore was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal 1 In the 2001 Queen s Birthday Honours he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature and historical research 15 The French Government appointed Dunmore as a Chevalier dans la Legion d honneur Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1976 and an Officier dans l Ordre des Palmes academiques Officer of the Academic Palms in 1986 16 He was promoted to Officier de la Legion d honneur Officer of the Legion of Honor in 2007 becoming only the tenth New Zealander to hold this level of the order 17 and the third New Zealander to be promoted to the superior rank of Officer after Lieutenant Colonel James Waddell and Nancy Wake 18 Massey University awarded Dunmore an honorary DLitt degree in 2006 4 Fellow Pacific scholars honoured him with a Festschrift Cropp Glynnis M Noel R Watts Roger D J Collins K R Howe eds 2005 Pacific journeys Essays in honour of John Dunmore Wellington New Zealand Victoria University Press ISBN 0 86473 507 3 The Dunmore Medal for research into French achievements and development in the Pacific is named after him 19 Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand 2001 New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal New Zealand 1990 Officier de la Legion d Honneur France 2007 Officier des Palmes academiques France 1986Books EditThis list of books by Dunmore is representative but by no means complete He also wrote many articles book chapters reviews plays and other items A list of his scholarly writings to 2005 is included in Pacific Journeys at pp 15 19 Biographies Edit Dunmore John 2006 Wild cards eccentric characters from New Zealand s past Auckland New Zealand New Holland Publishers ISBN 1 86966 132 X Dunmore John 2002 Mounsieur Baret First woman around the world 1766 68 Auckland New Zealand Heritage Press ISBN 0 908708 54 8 Dunmore John 2006 Where Fate Beckons The life of Jean Francois de la Perouse Auckland New Zealand Exisle ISBN 0 908988 53 2 Published also by ABC Books Sydney Australia Dunmore John 2005 Storms and Dreams Louis de Bougainville soldier explorer statesman Auckland New Zealand Exisle ISBN 0 908988 57 5 Published also by ABC Books Sydney Australia amp University of Alaska Press 2007 ISBN 9781602230002 Dunmore John 1985 Pacific Explorer The life of Jean Francois de la Perouse 1741 1788 Annapolis MD Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 519 1 Dunmore John Touchard M C 1986 La Perouse explorateur du Pacifique in French Paris Payot ISBN 2 228 14060 0 Translation of Pacific Explorer Dunmore John 1972 Norman Kirk A Portrait Palmerston North New Zealand New Zealand Books Dunmore John 1969 The fateful voyage of the St Jean Baptiste a true account of M de Surville s expedition to New Zealand amp the unknown South Seas in the years 1769 70 Christchurch New Zealand Pegasus Translated and edited journals of explorers Edit Dunmore John 2002 The Pacific journal of Louis Antoine de Bougainville 1767 1768 London Hakluyt Society ISBN 0 904180 78 6 Dunmore John 1994 The journal of Jean Francois de Galaup de la Perouse 1785 1788 vol 1 London Hakluyt Society ISBN 0 904180 38 7 Dunmore John 1995 The journal of Jean Francois de Galaup de la Perouse 1785 1788 vol 2 London Hakluyt Society ISBN 0 904180 38 7 Dunmore John 1981 The expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 1770 from journals of Jean de Surville and Guillaume Labe London Hakluyt Society ISBN 0 904180 11 5 Other historical works Edit Dunmore John 2001 Playwrights in New Zealand A short history of the Playwrights Association of New Zealand Auckland New Zealand Heritage Press ISBN 978 0 908708 51 2 Dunmore John 2000 Chronology of Pacific History Auckland New Zealand Heritage Press ISBN 978 0 908708 49 9 Dunmore John 1997 Visions amp realities France in the Pacific 1695 1995 Waikanae New Zealand Heritage Press ISBN 978 0 908708 41 3 Dunmore John 1991 Who s who in Pacific navigation Honolulu University of Hawaii Press ISBN 978 0 8248 1350 5 Dunmore John 1991 Around the shining waters a history of Featherston County Council Waikanae New Zealand Heritage Press ISBN 978 0 908708 22 2 Dunmore John Maurice de Brossard 1985 Le Voyage de Laperouse 2 volumes in French Paris Imprimerie nationale ISBN 978 2 11 080857 8 Dunmore John 1965 French explorers in the Pacific Vol 1 The eighteenth century Oxford Clarendon Press Dunmore John 1969 French explorers in the Pacific Vol 2 The nineteenth century Oxford Clarendon Press ISBN 978 0 19 821540 0 Fiction Edit Jason Calder is a pseudonym for John Dunmore Calder Jason 1981 Target Margaret Thatcher London Hale ISBN 0 7091 9272 X Calder Jason 1978 The O Rourke affair Palmerston North New Zealand Dunmore Press Calder Jason 1977 A wreath for the Springboks Palmerston North New Zealand Dunmore Press ISBN 0 908564 04 X Calder Jason 1976 The man who shot Rob Muldoon Palmerston North New Zealand Dunmore Press ISBN 0 908564 10 4 Dunmore John 1971 Meurtre a Tahiti Murder in Tahiti in French Auckland New Zealand Longman Paul ISBN 0 582 68761 6 Dunmore John 1964 Le mystere d Omboula The mystery of Omboula in French Hamilton New Zealand Paul s Book Arcade Other Edit Dunmore John 2006 Mrs Cook s book of recipes for mariners in distant seas Auckland New Zealand Exisle ISBN 0 908988 64 8 Also published by the Australian National Maritime Museum Dunmore John 2006 La Peyrouse dans l Isle de Tahiti La Perouse in the island of Tahiti in French Anonymous 1806 London Modern Humanities Research Association ISBN 0 947623 72 8 Dunmore John 1998 I remember tomorrow an autobiography Waikanae New Zealand Heritage Press ISBN 0 908708 44 0 Dunmore John 1993 The playwright s workbook A practical manual to help you craft a better play Waikanae New Zealand Heritage Press ISBN 0 908708 30 0 Dunmore John 1973 An Anthology of French Scientific Prose in French and English London Hutchinson Educational ISBN 0 09 112331 3 Dunmore John 1968 Success at university a practical guide Christchurch New Zealand Whitcombe and Tombs See also EditList of foreign recipients of the Legion d Honneur List of Foreign recipients of the Ordre des Palmes AcademiquesReferences Edit a b Taylor Alister Coddington Deborah 1994 Honoured by the Queen New Zealand Auckland New Zealand Who s Who Aotearoa p 128 ISBN 0 908578 34 2 These facts are from pp 9 11 of Pacific Journeys Pacific Journeys p 12 a b Massey News Article Champion of the Humanities Archived 4 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine CCS Book Reviews Part 9 Storms and Dreams de John Dunmore mars 2005 La France en Nouvelle Zelande Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Review by Samuel Clyde McCulloch in The Journal of Modern History Vol 43 No 3 September 1971 p 518 Pacific Journeys p 13 Pacific Journeys p 13 See also An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand at http www teara govt nz 1966 L LiteratureDrama RadioDrama en Panz Contacts Archived 4 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine Interview with John Dunmore tiaki natlib govt nz Alliance Francaise Centenary oral history project 6 December 2006 Retrieved 6 May 2023 Pacific Journeys p 13 See also Heritage Press Ltd gt About Us Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 25 December 2006 Cengage Imprints John Dunmore The New Zealand Herald Legacy com 3 May 2023 Retrieved 2 May 2023 Queen s Birthday honours list 2001 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 4 June 2001 Retrieved 31 October 2019 pp 9 11 of Pacific Journeys Dunmore promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honour http www ambafrance nz org spip php article1022 permanent dead link M Brewer New Zealand and the Legion d honneur Officiers Commandeurs and Dignites The Volunteers The Journal of the New Zealand Military Historical Society 35 3 March 2010 pp 131 147 Award of the Dunmore Medal Raylene Ramsay awarded the John Dunmore medal Ambassade de France en Nouvelle Zelande Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 Retrieved 22 August 2009 External links EditDunmore Press As of March 2023 update the site still exists and is being updated Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Dunmore amp oldid 1153597900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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