Sir Frank Wakefield Holmes JP (8 September 1924[1] – 23 October 2011) was a New Zealand economist and government advisor. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, for public services.[2] He was an economics professor at Victoria University of Wellington, where he remained Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Policy Studies up until his death.
Sir Frank Holmes | |
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 Holmes in 1977 | |
| Born | Frank Wakefield Holmes 8 September 1924 Oamaru, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 October 2011 (aged 87) Silverstream, New Zealand |
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| Spouse |
Nola Ruth Ross
(m. 1947; died 2011) |
Holmes died on 23 October 2011, aged 87.[3][4] He had been predeceased by his wife, Nola, Lady Holmes, in March that year, after 63 years of marriage.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Obituary". The Dominion Post. Wellington. 29 November 2011.
- ^ "No. 46595". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 14 June 1975. p. 7405.
- ^ Rutherford, Hamish (23 October 2011). "Top government advisor dies in Wellington". The Dominion Post. Wellington. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Sir Frank Holmes Archived 24 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at the VUW Institute of Policy Studies
- ^ "In memory of Lady Nola Holmes". Tributes Online. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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