Claudia Orange
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Dame Claudia Josepha Orange DNZM OBE CRSNZ (née Bell, born 17 April 1938) is a New Zealand historian best known for her 1987 book The Treaty of Waitangi, which won 'Book of the Year' at the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Award in 1988.[1]
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Dame Claudia Orange | |
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Born | Claudia Josepha Bell (1938-04-17) 17 April 1938 (age 86) Auckland, New Zealand |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Spouse | Rod Orange |
Children | Three |
Scientific career | |
Fields | New Zealand history |
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Doctoral advisor | Keith Sinclair |
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Since 2013 she has been the head of research at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, where she was previously the director of collections and research. In 2018 she was made a Companion of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in recognition of her service to the humanities.[2]