page_title: James Hight
hierarchical_section_title: James Hight
caption_attribution_description: English: A meeting of the Society for Imperial Culture (Christchurch Branch). Mabel Shelley is seated third from left. Rosa Sawtell and James Hight are seated in the centre of the front row. James Shelley is seated in the second row, between the two women at the right and of the front row. Photograph taken between 1921 and 1935 by Thomson of Christchurch
context_page_description: Sir James Hight KBE CMG was a New Zealand university professor, educational administrator and historian. He was born in Halswell near Christchurch, New Zealand on 3 November 1870. He died on 17 May 1958 and is buried at Linwood Cemetery.
  In 1935, Hight was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.
  The library building at the University of Canterbury is named for him.
context_section_description: Sir James Hight KBE CMG (3 November 1870 – 17 May 1958) was a New Zealand university professor, educational administrator and historian. He was born in Halswell near Christchurch, New Zealand on 3 November 1870. He died on 17 May 1958 and is buried at Linwood Cemetery.
  In 1935, Hight was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.
  The library building at the University of Canterbury is named for him.
caption: Hight at a meeting of the Society for Imperial Culture (front row; 4th from right)
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