Background
BELSHAW, Cyril was born on December 3, 1921 in Waddington, New Zealand. Son of Horace Belshaw and Marion L. S. (nee McHardie) Belshaw.
BELSHAW, Cyril was born on December 3, 1921 in Waddington, New Zealand. Son of Horace Belshaw and Marion L. S. (nee McHardie) Belshaw.
Auckland University College, and Victoria College, Wellington (University of New Zealand), London School of Economics.
Deputy Commander for Western Pacific, British Solomon Islands 1943-1946. Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University 1950-1953. Professor University of British Columbia 1953-1986, Professor Emeritus since 1986.
Director Regional Training Centre for United Nations Fellows, Van. 1961-1962; President Institute Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences 1978-1983, Xlth Institute Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences 1983. Executive American Anthropological Association 1969-1970.
Chairman Standing Committee Social Sciences and Humanities Pacific Science Association 1968-1976. Honorary Life.
Island Administration in the South West Pacific 1950, Changing Melanesia 1954, In Search of Wealth 1955, The Great Village 1957, The Indians of British Columbia (with others) 1958, Under the Ivi Tree 1964, Anatomy of a University 1964, Traditional Exchange and Modern Markets (eds. in 5 languages) 1965, The Conditions of Social Performance 1970, Towers Besieged 1974, The Sorcerer's Apprentice 1976, The Complete Good Dining Guide to Restaurants in Greater Vancouver 1984.
Numerous UNESCO comms., working parties and consultancy groups. Royal Anthropological Institute 1978, Pacific Science Association 1981.
Married Betty J. Sweetman in 1943 (deceased).