Margaret Ann Burrell

Background

Burrell, Margaret Ann was born on May 19, 1947 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Daughter of Hughie Gilbert and Mary Alicia (Baker) Burrell.

Education

Bachelor, University Canterbury, New Zealand, 1968. Master of Arts with honors, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, Canada, 1974.

Career

Lecturer, U. Canterbury, 1972-1979; senior lecturer, U. Canterbury, since 1979. Member Canberbury Opera.

Achievements

• Margaret Ann Burrell has been listed as a noteworthy French educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Kindergarden Committee, Christchurch, 1986. Member committee Christchurch Ballet Society, 1987-1988, Burnside High School Parent-Teachers Association, Christchurch, 1997, Friends of Canterbury Opera, 1997. Member University Board Management Inco., International Arthurian Society, Society for Study of Medieval Languages and Literature.

Interests

• Avocations: choral singing, gardening.

Connections

Married Malcolm Gordon Laird, April 5, 1975. Children: Tamsin Eleanor, Marion Islay, Fiona Beatrice.

Father:

Hughie Gilbert Burrell

Mother:

Mary Alicia (Baker) Burrell

Spouse:

Malcolm Gordon Laird

child:

Marion Islay Burrell

child:

Tamsin Eleanor Burrell

child:

Fiona Beatrice Burrell