list of names of the NZers who have biographies (and photos) at
DICTIONARY of New Zealand BIOGRAPHY as at June 2011

Abbot-Ayton ~ Baber-Bell ~ Bellamy-Bragge

Braithwaite-Buxton ~ Cabot-Chapman/Taylor

Chapple-Copeland ~ Corban-Cussen ~ Dacre-Dyson

Eady-Eyre ~ Fabish-Fyffe ~ Gage-Guthrie/Smith

Haast-Hayes ~ Hayward-Hodgson ~ Hofmann-Hyde

Ihaka-Ivey ~ Jack-Jury ~ Kaaro-Kynnersley

La Trobe-Lyttleton ~ Maaka-Mann ~ Mannering-McCormick

McCullough-Merton ~ Messenger-Myers ~ Nahe-Nutsey

O'Brien-Otway ~ Paewai-Peters ~ Petersen-Pyke

Quaife ~ Radcliffe-Rigg ~ Rikihana-Rymill

Salaman-Sladden ~ Slattery-Syme ~ Taglicht-Te Rauparaha

Te Rei Hanataua-Tyree ~ Ulrich-Uru ~ Vaile-Vosseler

Waaka-Wynyard ~ Yate-Yue ~ Zedlitz-Zotov

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La Trobe, William Sanderson
1870-1943
School principal, educational administrator

Ladd, Frederick Patrick
1908-1989
Carrier, civilian and military pilot, tourism and aviation promoter

Laidlaw, Robert Alexander Crookston
1885-1971
Businessman, evangelist, philanthropist, writer

Lamason, Ina Mabel
1912-1994
Cricketer, hockey player and umpire, secretary, sports administrator and writer

Lambert, Thomas
1854-1944
Doctor, horticulturist, journalist, writer

Lambie, Mary Isabel
1889-1971
Nurse, director of nursing

Lampila, Jean
1808-1897
Missionary

Lance, James Dupr?
1829-1897
Soldier, runholder, politician

Lane, William
1861-1917
Journalist, socialist, racist, newspaper editor, militarist

Lang, Henry George
1919-1997
Public servant, economist, university professor, company director

Langbein, Fritz
1891-1967
Civil engineer, engineering administrator, company director

Lange, David Russell
1942-2005
Lawyer, politician, prime minister

Langerwerf, Adrian Cornelius
1876-1935
Catholic missionary, writer

Langley, Eve Maria
1904-1974
Poet, novelist

Langlois, Jean Francois
1808-
Whaler, coloniser

Langstone, Frank
1881-1969
Restaurateur, politician

Laracy, Michael James
1871-1952
Shearer, trade unionist

Larkin, William John
1856-1885
Priest, Irish nationalist, newspaper proprietor

Larkworthy, Falconer
1833-1928
Banker, financier

Larnach, William James Mudie
1833-1898
Businessman, politician

Laughton, John George
1891-1965
Presbyterian missionary

Law, Alice Easton
1870-1942
Teachers of the blind

Law, Mary Blythe
1873-1955
Teacher of the blind

Lawlor, Patrick Anthony
1893-1979
Journalist, editor, bibliophile, writer, Catholic layman

Lawn, John
1840-1905
Goldminer, mine manager

Lawry, Samuel
1854-1933
Methodist minister and administrator

Laws, Charles Henry
1867-1958
Methodist minister and administrator

Lawson, Richard
1875-1971
Teacher, university professor, educationalist

Lawson, Robert Arthur
1833-1902
Architect

Le Cren, Frederic
1835-1902
Merchant

Le Cren, Henry John
1828-1895
Merchant

Leahy, Mary Gonzaga
1870-1958
Catholic nun, hospital matron

Lean, Alexander
1824-1893
Runholder, architect, military volunteer, musician

Leary, Leonard Poulter
1891-1990
Lawyer, writer

Lee, John Alfred Alexander
1891-1982
Criminal, swagger, soldier, politician, hotel-keeper, writer, bookseller

Lee, Mary Isabella
1871-1939
Servant, dressmaker, coalminer, homemaker

Lee, Robert
1837-1922
Teacher, school inspector, educationalist

Lee-Johnson, Eric Albert
1908-1993
Artist, illustrator, designer, photographer

Leigh, Samuel
1785-1852
Missionary

Lemmer, Anton Bernhardt Julius
1871-1957
Music school director, conductor

Levin, Nathaniel William
1819-1903
Merchant

Levin, William Hort
1845-1893
Merchant, politician, philanthropist

Levy, Enoch Bruce
1892-1985
Agricultural scientist, scientific administrator

Lewin, John Philip
1915-1990
Public servant, unionist, lawyer

Lewis, Edward
1831-1913
Bootmaker, Church of Christ minister

Leys, Thomson Wilson
1850-1924
Journalist, editor, newspaper proprietor, philanthropist

Lilburn, Douglas Gordon
1915-2001
Composer, professor of music, philanthropist

Lindauer, Gottfried
1839-1926
Artist

Lindsay, Alex Sylvester
1919-1974
Violinist, conductor, orchestra leader

Linton, Alister Murray
1904-1980
Surveyor, local politician, land officer, community leader,
horticulturist, broadcaster

Linton, Andrew
1893-1971
Cheesemaker, farmer, dairy board administrator

Lissaman, Elizabeth Hazel
1901-1991
Potter

Lister, Samuel
1833-1913
Printer, newspaper proprietor and editor, radical

Liston, James Michael
1881-1976
Catholic bishop

Litman, June Margaret
1926-1991
Journalist

Little, James
1834-1921
Shepherd, sheep breeder

Livingston, James
1840-1915
Soldier, community leader

Llewellyn, Stephen Peter
1913-1960
Soldier, historian, journalist, novelist

Lloyd, Trevor
1863-1937
Artist, illustrator, cartoonist

Lo Keong, Matilda
1856-1915
Storekeeper, homemaker, community worker

Lodge, Nevile Sidney
1918-1989
Cartoonist

Lofley, Edward
1840-1889
Soldier, spa proprietor, tourist guide, journalist, character

Logan, Archibald
1865-1940
Boat builder and designer

Logan, James Kennedy
1844-1912
Inspector and superintendent of telegraphs

Logan, Robert
1863-1935
Runholder, local politician, military leader, administrator

Lomas, John
1848-1933
Coalminer, trade unionist, public servant

London, Harold David
1906-1980
Public servant, philatelist, cycling administrator, editor, local
historian

Lopdell, Francis Cecil
1890-1960
Teacher, soldier, school inspector, teachers? college principal, educational administrator

Lord, Lucy Takiora
1842-1893
Guide, interpreter

Lorimer, Margaret
1866-1954
School principal, mountaineer

Lough, Ida Mary
1903-1985
Writer, weaver

Loughnan, Robert Andrew
1841-1934
Farmer, journalist, politician

Love, Eruera Te Whiti o Rongomai
1905-1942
Te Ati Awa; rugby player, interpreter, military leader

Love, Makere Rangiatea Ralph
1907-1994
Te Ati Awa leader, public servant, sports administrator, local politician, Maori welfare officer, land claimant

Love, Ripeka Wharawhara
1882-1953
Te Ati Awa woman of mana, community leader

Lovell, Ann
1811-1869
Homemaker, gold courier, shopkeeper

Lovell-Smith, Colin Stuart
1894-1960
Artist, art teacher and lecturer

Lovell-Smith, Hilda Kate
1886-1973
Linotype operator, shop manager, feminist, community worker

Lovell-Smith, Rata Alice
1894-1969
Artist, teacher

Lovelock, John Edward
1910-1949
Athlete, doctor

Low, Caroline Sarah
1876-1934
Teacher, social reformer, peace campaigner

Low, David Alexander Cecil
1891-1963
Cartoonist, broadcaster

Lowry, Robert William
1912-1963
Printer, publisher, typographer, teacher

Lowry, Thomas Coleman
1898-1976
Cricketer, farmer, racehorse owner

Lucas, Frederick John
1915-1993
Military and commercial aviator, farmer, tourist operator

Luck, John Edmund
1840-1896
Catholic bishop

Luckie, David Mitchell
1827-1909
Journalist, newspaper editor, politician, public servant

Lumley, Bernice
1921-1939
Athlete, shorthand typist

Lumley, Doreen
1921-1939
Athlete, shorthand typist

Lundon, John
1828-1899
Entrepreneur, politician, diplomatist

Lupp, Sybil Audrey Marie
1916-1994
Mechanic, motor-racing driver, garage proprietor, motor vehicle dealer

Lusk, Doris More
1916-1990
Artist and art teacher, potter, university lecturer

Lusty, Wilfrid Mervyn
1907-1987
Journalist, drama critic, theatre administrator, adult educationalist

Luttrell, Alfred Edgar
1865-1924
Architect, building contractor

Luttrell, Edward Sidney
1872-1932
Architect, building contractor

Luxford, John Hector
1890-1971
Judge, local politician

Luxford, Nola
1895-1994
Actress, radio broadcaster, journalist, hostess

Lydiard, Arthur Leslie
1917-2004
Runner and running coach

Lye, Leonard Charles Huia
1901?1980
Sculptor, artist, writer, film-maker

Lynch, Margaret
in New Zealand 1867-1868
Domestic servant

Lysaght, Averil Margaret
1905-1981
Biologist, science historian, illustrator

Lysnar, William Douglas
1867-1942
Lawyer, landowner, politician

Lyttleton, Edith Joan
1873-1945
Novelist, short story writer