William Ewart Nicholson
| William Ewart Nicholson CBE BA | |||||
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| Born | 1890 | ||||
| Died | 1983 | ||||
| Residence |
Sokoto, Northern Provinces, Nigeria [1929] Education Dept., Kaduna, Nigeria [1931] Education Dept., Enugu, Nigeria [1933] Director of Education, Sierra Leone, West Africa [1935] 10 West Hill Avenue, Chapel Allerton, Leeds 7, Yorks [1949] [and] Education Dept., Freetown, Sierra Leone [census] | ||||
| Occupation |
educator museum work | ||||
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Contents
Notes
Office Notes
House Notes
1928.05.22 nominated
Director of Education (Colonial Education Service)
Notes From Elsewhere
Born 29 December 1890, son of Robert Nicholson. Educated Leeds Grammar School; Jesus College, Oxford. Served Education Dept., N. Nigeria, 1914; Lieut., Nigeria Regt., 1917; Principal, Katsina College, 1934; Director of Education, Sierra Leone, 1935-45; Member, Fourah Bay College Commission, 1938; Member of Exec. Council, JP, Sierra Leone; CBE 1941; Educational Adviser to Government of The Gambia, 1944-45; Secretary, Commision of Enquiry into the system of education of the Jewish Community in Palestine, 1945-46; Director of Training, Ministry of Food, 1946-48; Hon. Keeper of Ethnography, Leeds City Museum, 1959-74. Married, 1920, Alice Cork: 1 daughter. Died 28 July 1983.
Publications
External Publications
House Publications
34. The Potters of Sokoto, N. Nigeria; Man Vol. 29 (Mar., 1929), pp. 45-50
Related Material Details
RAI Material
census
Other Material
Oxford, St Anthony's: journal 1945-6 rel to education in Palestine
