Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall

Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall (16 June 1873 – 21 May 1958) was a New Zealand wood carver and farmer.

Early life

He was born in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England on 16 June 1873.^[1] His parents were John Hall and Margaret Louise Chappé de Leonval. He attended Leamington and Tonbridge.^[2]

New Zealand

Hall left London in 1895, moving to the Whanganui River area, where he studied whakairo (Māori traditional carving) under Hōri Pukehika, celebrated Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi carver.^[3]

He served in the Second Boer War before returning to New Zealand, marrying Ethel Marguerite Adams in 1904.^[4]

References

↑ White, Moira. "Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
↑ "Hall, Thomas Aubrey Chappé".
↑ White, Moira (2008). "'Oxford Man Learned Maori Craft': The Work of Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall". Papahou: Records of the Auckland Museum. 45: 43–71. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 42905899. Wikidata Q58623362.
↑ White, Moira. "Englishman creates Māori whakairo". Auckland Museum. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020.

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[DNZB_Hall-1] White, Moira. "Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[2] "Hall, Thomas Aubrey Chappé".

[3] White, Moira (2008). "'Oxford Man Learned Maori Craft': The Work of Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall". Papahou: Records of the Auckland Museum. 45: 43–71. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 42905899. Wikidata Q58623362.

[4] White, Moira. "Englishman creates Māori whakairo". Auckland Museum. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020.

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