Toby Curtis

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Toby Curtis

Curtis in 2014
Born
Noble Thomson Curtis

(1939-11-13)13 November 1939
Rotoehu, New Zealand
Died17 August 2022(2022-08-17) (aged 82)
Lake Rotoiti, New Zealand
OccupationEducator
Spouse
Mary Agnes Sharry (m. 1966)
RelativesCliff Curtis (nephew)

Sir Noble Thomson "Toby" Curtis KNZM (13 November 1939 – 17 August 2022) was a New Zealand educator and Māori leader. He was director of primary teacher education at Auckland College of Education and then dean of the education faculty at Auckland Institute of Technology during the 1990s, becoming deputy vice chancellor at Auckland University of Technology in 2000.

Curtis died at his home on Lake Rotoiti, New Zealand on 17 August 2022, at the age of 82.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. Tahana, Jamie (17 August 2022). "Sir Toby Curtis, Te Arawa leader and Māori education advocate, dies at 83". RNZ News. Retrieved 17 August 2022.