Roger Neich

Dr Roger Neich (Prof.)
Born(1944-02-28)28 February 1944
Petone, New Zealand
Died27 September 2010(2010-09-27) (aged 66)
EducationHutt Valley High School, Victoria University of Wellington (Anthropology), University of California, Berkeley
OccupationsDistinguished Professor of Anthropology University of Auckland Curator of Ethnology Auckland Museum (1986-2009), ethnologist [National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (1969-86)], anthropologist, geologist
SpouseLeaoa Limasene Neich
ChildrenKay Neich
Parents
  • Augustus Hugh Neich (father)
  • Elizabeth Kathleen Neich (mother)
AwardsFellow of Auckland War Memorial Museum 2012, Polynesian Society's Elsdon Best Memorial Medal

Roger Neich was an Aotearoa New Zealand academic whose role within museums and galleries included ethnology, anthropology, curation, internal and external research. His experience and influence spanned the following institutions: Auckland War Memorial Museum, the University of Auckland, National Museum of New Zealand, University of California, Berkeley, and the British Museum.