Ernest Beaglehole was a New Zealand psychologist and ethnologist best known for his work in establishing an anthropological baseline for numerous Pacific Island cultures.
11 Facts About Ernest Beaglehole
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Ernest Beaglehole attended Mount Cook School until he left for Wellington College.
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Ernest Beaglehole continued to Victoria University College, where his abilities first began to receive some notice.
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Ernest Beaglehole studied in London for his PhD work on acquisitiveness and the psychological basis of property.
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From his studies of Pacific Island cultures, Ernest Beaglehole wrote many books.
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Ernest Beaglehole returned to Victoria University College as a senior lecturer, where his brother John Cawte Ernest Beaglehole was a noted researcher in his own right.
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Ernest Beaglehole was awarded a Doctorate in Letters in 1940, and in 1948 he was appointed chair of psychology and philosophy.
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Ernest Beaglehole completed his scholarship in the field with his work Social Change in the South Pacific.
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Ernest Beaglehole was later called upon by the ILO in various capacities, initially as a field adviser and leader, and later as chairman of the ILO Committee of Experts on Indigenous Labor.
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Ernest Beaglehole died at the age of 59 in Wellington, New Zealand, on 23 October 1965.
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Ernest Beaglehole was survived by his wife Pearl and their four children.