SHAND, JOHN (1834-1914), born in Elgin, Scotland, was educated at the Elgin Academy and at Aberdeen University, graduating M.A. in 1854. For 12 years he was teaching at the Ayr and Edinburgh Academies and in 1870 he was appointed professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Otago University. He came to Port Chalmers by the Wild Deer. In 1879 Shand served on the royal commission on the University of New Zealand; in 1886 he was appointed to the separate chair of natural philosophy; and in 1889 was awarded the LL.D. by Aberdeen University. He was a member of the New Zealand University senate (1877-1914), of the council of Otago University (1895-1914), chairman of the professorial board (1892-95), and a member of the Otago education board and the High Schools board of governors. (C.M.G., 1913) Shand retired in 1914, and died on 30 Nov.

Thompson, Hist. Otago Univ.; Beaglehole; Cycl. N.Z., iv (p); Who's Who N.Z., 1908; Otago Daily Times, 7 Dec 1914.

Reference: Volume 2, page 148

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