Arthur Pomeroy

New Zealand classical scholar, chess player and administrator (1953–2025)
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Summary

Arthur Pomeroy was born on January 1, 1953[1], in Greymouth[2]. He died on January 7, 2025[3]. He worked as a cultural studies scholar[4], historian[5], chess player[6], sports executive[7], and art historian[8]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 21, 1953[10]
  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[11]
  • Occupation: classical philologist[12], university teacher[13]
  • Field of work: history[14], ancient civilization[15], classical philology[16]
  • Position held: professor emeritus[17]
  • Employer: Victoria University of Wellington[18]
  • Educated at: Cornell University[19]
  • Student: Joel Aaron Gordon[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Sport: chess[22]
  • Family name: Pomeroy[23]
  • Given name: Arthur[24]
  • Described at URL: http://library.aur.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-authoritiesdetail.pl?marc=1&authid=52303[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[27]

FAQs

Where was Arthur Pomeroy born?

Arthur Pomeroy was born in Greymouth[2].

What did Arthur Pomeroy do for work?

Arthur Pomeroy worked as a cultural studies scholar[4], historian[5], chess player[6], sports executive[7], and art historian[8].

Where did Arthur Pomeroy go to school?

Arthur Pomeroy was educated at Cornell University[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . newzealandchess.co.nz. Retrieved . newzealandchess.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . newzealandchess.co.nz. Retrieved . newzealandchess.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Trove. Retrieved . library.aur.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . newzealandchess.co.nz. Retrieved . newzealandchess.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . newzealandchess.co.nz. Retrieved . newzealandchess.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . newzealandchess.co.nz. Retrieved . newzealandchess.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 1
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    Date of birth → +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1953-01-21T00:00:00Z
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