Francis Brian Shorland, OBE, PhD, DSc (L'pool), Hon. DSc (VUW), FRSNZ (1909-1999)

摘要

Francis Brian Shorland (known as Brian) was born on July 14, 1909 in Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand. His father John Olive Shorland (1864-1946) had been a long distance cycling racer in the South Island and subsequently owned and operated a cycle shop in Cuba Street in Wellington. However, John's career was as diverse as it was engaging. It encompassed building, architecture, furniture and three years as a City Councillor (1917-1920). His wife, Edith Sophia Perry, was a school teacher from the South Island West Coast and they met while she was a student at Canterbury University College. They were married in 1898 and had four children of whom three survived to adulthood, Brian being the youngest.