Patu Hohepa

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Sir Patu Hohepa

Patu Hohepa 2015 (cropped).jpg
Hohepa in 2015
Born
Patrick Wahanga Hohepa

1936 (age 87–88)
Academic background
Alma materIndiana University
ThesisA profile-generative grammar of Maori (1965)
Academic work
DisciplineMāori language
InstitutionsUniversity of Auckland

Sir Patrick Wahanga Hohepa KNZM (born 1936)[1] is a New Zealand Māori language academic. In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori culture and education.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hohepa, Patrick Wahanga (Dr), 1936–". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ "The Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours List 2022". The New Zealand Herald. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.