OBITUARIES

Obituaries and Tributes

Auckland Grammar School would like to acknowledge the prominent Old Boys and Grammar masters who have passed away. Click on the names in bold to read an extended obituary for each gentleman.

- Successful businessman Sir John Buchanan '56, a stalwart of the School and a big supporter of The Grammar Way
- Hailed as New Zealand's greatest test batsman, Martin Crowe '76 MBE, passed away in 2016 after a year-long battle with cancer
- Heritage Officer Michael Farrell
- Auckland Grammar School's ninth Headmaster, Sir John Graham KNZM, CBE, passed away in 2017
- 25 year Grammar Master David Friedlander '64
- New Zealand's most celebrated mathematician, Sir Vaughan Jones '66, the only New Zealander to be awarded the maths equivalent of the Nobel Prize: the Fields Medal
- Dr George Marshall '38, one of the School's greatest supporters
- Sir Duncan McMullin '40
- New Zealand novelist, playwright and biographer Sir James McNeish '44
- Professor Donald Harris '42
- Gerald Rea '47 QSM
- Alan Sayers '29 MNZM
- David Watt '57
- President of the Auckland Grammar School Old Boys' Association, James Whineray '74
- Sir Wilson Whineray '48
- John Wigglesworth '42
- Dr Ian Wilson '57