Howell, John Henry

First name(s)

John Henry

Surname

Howell

Position(s) held at King's College London

• Assistant Lecturer at the Civil Service Department (1894-[1900]) ^{Ref: *1}
• Senior Master, Strand School (1894-1899) ^{Ref: *2}

 

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended

• Caterham Congregational School, Surrey ^{Ref: *2}
• University College of Wales, Aberystwyth ^{Ref: *2}
• King’s College London (Faculty of Science) ^{Ref: *1}
• University College London ^{Ref: *2}
• Federal Polytechnic, Zürich ^{Ref: *2}

Qualifications

• BA (1893)
• BSc (1:1, Physical Science) ^{Ref: *1 *2}

Position(s) held (non King's College London)

• Assistant Master, Highgate College School,(1891-1892)
• Assistant Master, Craigmore College, Bristol (1892-1893)
• Assistant Master, Old Bank School, Aberyswyth
• Science Master, Auckland Grammar School (1901-)
• Director of Technical Classes, Christchurch (1906-)
• Director, Christchurch Techical College (1907-)
• Director, Wellington Technical College (1919-) ^{Ref: *1 *2}

Professional activities

• First President, Technical Education Association of New Zealand (1922)
• Teacher’s Representative, Victoria University College Council (1923-1931)
• Member of The Society of Friends (Quakers) (1906-)
• Member, Fabian Society (1908)
• Member, National Peace Council, New Zealand (1911)
• Quaker’s Education Committee Member (1915-1921)
• Life Member, Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1929-)
• President, NZ SPCA ^{Ref: *2}

Personal details

Date of birth

31 October 1869

Place of birth

Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire

Date of death

20 June 1944

Place of death

Wellington, New Zealand

Family details

Parents were William Mends Howell and Harriett Brown. Married Ellen Vickers Wheeler in 1894 (no children). ^{Ref: *2}