Helen Leach
New Zealand anthropologist (1945-2026) · New Zealand · On the map · Academics · Died at 80
Helen May Leach was a New Zealand academic who specialised in food anthropology.
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2026Died23 January 20262018Officer of the New Zealand Order of MeritAward2004Fellow of the Royal Society Te ApārangiAward1980Rhodes Visiting FellowshipAward1945Born3 July 1945
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She conducted research for more than 50 years into the history of New Zealand, the archaeology and anthropology of Oceanic culture, and the social history and anthropology of culinary and horticultural practices, and wrote at least 22 books on these subjects. She was a professor emerita at the University of Otago.
Country
New Zealand
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2026 · aged 80
