Peter Nicholas Tarling was a historian, academic, and author.
13 Facts About Nicholas Tarling
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Nicholas Tarling specialised in Southeast Asian history, and wrote on 18th- and 19th-century Malaysia, North Borneo, Philippines, and Laos, especially regarding foreign involvement in those countries.
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Nicholas Tarling was born on 1 February 1931 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England, and obtained his secondary education at St Albans School.
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Nicholas Tarling earned his PhD at Cambridge, supervised by Dr Victor Purcell.
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In 1965 Tarling was appointed associate professor at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and in 1968 he became a full professor, still as a European and Asian history teacher.
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Nicholas Tarling held posts as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Chairman of the Deans Committee, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
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Nicholas Tarling served on a number of inter-university and government committees.
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Nicholas Tarling was the founder and president of the New Zealand Asian Studies Society and had two terms as President of the Association of University Teachers of New Zealand.
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Nicholas Tarling was a busy amateur actor and served for many years as University Orator.
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Nicholas Tarling was a Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute and served for a while as director of the institute and later of the International Office.
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Nicholas Tarling was a visiting professor at University of Brunei Darussalam and honorary professor at University of Hull.
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Nicholas Tarling died on 13 May 2017 while swimming at Narrow Neck beach on Auckland's North Shore.
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Nicholas Tarling published books on university policy, including one on overseas students, and on opera.