John Cawte Beaglehole

John Cawte Beaglehole (June 13, 1901- October 10, 1971) was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He was a historian based mainly at the Victoria University of Wellington who wrote the definitive biography of James Cook, the 18th century English explorer-seaman, and edited his Journals.

Works

• The Exploration of the Pacific,London: Adam & Charles Black,1934.
• The Life of Captain James Cook, London: Adam & Charles Black, 1974.
• Journals of Captain Cook, abridged edition, ISBN 0140436472
• Discovery of New Zealand

External link

• Biographical sketch by Steven Wong and Margaret Ferguson (http://www.vuw.ac.nz/library/services/beaglehole-jcb)