EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Wellington, New Zealand

Founding Date:
1897

Motto:
Sapientia magis auro desideranda

Enrollment:
18,000

Official Website:
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jane Campion	Film Director	30-Apr-1954		The Piano
Jemaine Clement	Musician	10-Jan-1974		Flight of the Conchords
Bryan Gould	Politician	11-Feb-1939		Former MP, Dagenham
Melanie Lynskey	Actor	16-May-1977		Heavenly Creatures
Alan G. MacDiarmid	Chemist	14-Apr-1927	7-Feb-2007	Metallic polymers
Jack Marshall	Head of State	5-Mar-1912	30-Aug-1988	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1972
Bret McKenzie	Musician	29-Jun-1976		Flight of the Conchords
Geoffrey Palmer	Head of State	21-Apr-1942		Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1989-90
Ronald Syme	Historian	11-Mar-1903	4-Sep-1989	The Roman Revolution

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jack Marshall	Head of State	5-Mar-1912	30-Aug-1988	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1972
Geoffrey Palmer	Head of State	21-Apr-1942		Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1989-90

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