Background
Jones, Lawrence Oliver was born on June 20, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Arrived in New Zealand, 1964. Son of Oliver Hazard Perry and Priscilla (Hamilton) Jones.
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Barbed wire & mirrors: Essays on New Zealand prose
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Lawrence Oliver Jones
Edit ProfileEnglish language and literature educator
Education
Bachelor, Pomona College, 1956. Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962.
Career
Assistant professor, Linfield College, McMinnville, 1961-1964;
lecturer, U. Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1964-1967;
senior lecturer, U. Otago, Dunedin, 1968-1974;
associate professor, U. Otago, Dunedin, 1975-1996;
professor, U. Otago, Dunedin, since 1997. Judge New Zealand Book Award, Wellington, 1977, 85. Committee member literature committee Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council New Zealand, 1990-1994.
Advisory board New Zealand Academy for Humanities, Wellington, since 1994.
Achievements
Works
Membership
Clerk Dunedin New Zealand) Monthly Meeting Religious Society of Friends, 1973-1975. Chief examiner Bursaries English, University Grants Committee, Wellington, 1979. Chairman Otokia Branch Labour Party, Brighton, New Zealand, 1985.
Member New Zealand Society Authors, Association New Zealand Literature, Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Interests
Connections
Married Marion Elizabeth Walker Moses, August 12, 1956. Children: Eric Kimball, Robin Lynne, Kyle Lawrence.
