Alan Mulgan


Alan Edward Mulgan OBE (18 May 1881 – 29 August 1962) was a notable New Zealand journalist, writer and broadcaster. He was born in Katikati, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand on 18 May 1881,[1] and died in Lower Hutt.

Alan Mulgan and Marguerita Blomfield Mulgan passport application (1926)
Alan Mulgan
Born(1881-05-18)May 18, 1881
Katikati
DiedAugust 29, 1962(1962-08-29) (aged 81)
Lower Hutt
Known forNew Zealand journalist, writer and broadcaster
Spouse(s)Marguerita Blomfield Pickmere
Children3

In 1935, Mulgan was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2] In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature, journalism and broadcasting.[3]

His father was Edward Ker Mulgan. Alan's elder son John Mulgan was also a writer and journalist.

Published works
  • The New Zealand Citizen: An Elementary Account of the Citizen's Rights and Duties and the Work of Government (with E.K. Mulgan) (1914, and later editions)
  • Three Plays of New Zealand (1922)
  • Maori & Pakeha: A History of New Zealand (with A.W. Shrimpton) (1922, and later editions)
  • The English of the Line and Other Verses (1925)
  • New Zealand, Country and People: An Account of the Country and Its People (with Constance Clyde) (1925, and later editions)
  • Home: A New Zealander's Adventure (1927, and later editions)
  • Golden Wedding (1932)
  • Spur of Morning (1934)
  • Building in New Zealand: The Architect and His Service (1934)
  • A Pilgrim's Way in New Zealand (1935)
  • Aldebaran and Other Verses (1937)
  • The City of the Strait: Wellington and Its Province: A Centennial History (1939)
  • First with the Sun (1939)
  • Literature and Authorship in New Zealand (1943)
  • From Track to Highway: A Short History of New Zealand (1944)
  • Literature and Landscape in New Zealand (1946)
  • Pastoral New Zealand: Its Riches and Its People: A Descriptive Survey of the Dominion's Farming (1946)
  • The Māori in Picture: A Brief Survey of Māori Life Past and Present (1948)
  • A Book of Australian and New Zealand Verse (edited, with Walter Murdoch) (1950)
  • New Zealand Railways: Romance and Story (1954)
  • The Making of a New Zealander (1958)
  • Great Days in New Zealand Writing (1962)
  • Golden Wedding, and Other Poems (1964)
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References
  1. Jones, Lawrence. "Alan Edward Mulgan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. CXIX (105). 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.
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