Facts: - death place: auckland , new zealand - |caption: statue auckland . of sir dove-myer robinson in aotea square , - order: 32nd mayor of auckland city - successor: roy mcelroy colin kay - death date: 14 august 1989 - predecessor: keith buttle roy mcelroy - term end: 1965 1980 - birth date: 15 june 1901 - term start: 1959 1968 - name: sir dove-myer robinson - image: dove-myer robinson aotea.jpg - birth place: sheffield , england Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dove-myer robinson .
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sir dove-myer robinson -lrb- 15 june 1901 -- 14 august 1989 -rrb- was mayor of auckland city from 1959 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1980 , the longest tenure of any holder of the office .he was a colourful character and became affectionately known across new zealand as '' robbie '' .he was one of several jewish mayors of auckland , although he rejected judaism as a teenager and became a lifelong atheist .he has been described as a '' '' slight , bespectacled man whose tiny stature was offset by a booming voice and massive ego '' '' .