Henry Charles McQueen

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Henry Charles McQueen OBE (6 July 1898 – 30 March 1976) was a New Zealand teacher, university lecturer, vocational research officer and commissioner of apprenticeship. He was born in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia, on 6 July 1898.[1] In 1927 he completed a thesis in on the effects of movie-watching on children.[2]

In the 1973 New Year Honours, McQueen was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Renwick, William. "Henry Charles McQueen". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ McQueen, Henry (1927). A preliminary inquiry into the general effects of attendance at moving pictures by children of Dunedin (Masters thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. hdl:10523/3686.
  3. ^ "No. 45861". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1973. p. 34.