Bill Pearson (New Zealand writer)

William Harrison "Bill" Pearson (18 January 1922 – 27 September 2002) was a New Zealand fiction writer, essayist and critic. Born in Greymouth he completed a B.A. in English at the Canterbury University College and trained as a teacher. He taught briefly at Blackball Primary School in 1942 and drew on these experiences to write a novel entitled Coal Flat which was published in 1963.

After completing an M.A., Pearson travelled to London in 1949 to begin a PhD at the University of London. On completion of his PhD in 1952 he returned to New Zealand, teaching in the English Department at the Auckland University College from 1959 until his retirement in 1986. His collected essays and reviews on New Zealand literature and society were published in Fretful Sleepers and Other Essays in 1974.

Pearson had a close relationship with the Māori university community during his tenure at the University of Auckland.

Pearson was a closeted gay man for much of his life.[1] Homosexuality was illegal in New Zealand until 1986.[2]

A well-reviewed[3] biography, entitled No Fretful Sleeper: A Life of Bill Pearson by academic Paul Millar,[4] was published in 2010.[5]

Works
gollark: I'm not sure of the context of this, but there are probably microcontrollers or whatever which could do Bluetooth and not need some dedicated receiver on the other end.
gollark: You run the lowish-voltage DC from a solar panel through an inverter which converts it to AC.
gollark: A USB-C port on a laptop might support power delivery *in*, power delivery *out*, two different video output things, sometimes Thunderbolt which is completely different but runs over the same connector, and any regular USB speed from USB 2.0 to USB 3.2 Gen2x2.
gollark: And ports.
gollark: It also has a significant problem in that so many different things go over identical-looking cables.

References
  1. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/features/3517711/Fret-no-more
  2. "Homosexual law reform in New Zealand - Homosexual law reform | NZHistory, New Zealand history online".
  3. "Biography reveals Pearson's extensive contribution". Otago Daily Times. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. "School of Humanities and Creative Arts". Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-04-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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