John Cawte Beaglehole OM CMG (June 13, 1901–October 10, 1971) was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He was educated at Wellington College, Victoria University College New Zealand, and gained a PhD at the London School of Economics, where he was a student of Harold Laski. After his doctoral studies he was a historian based mainly at Victoria. He wrote the definitive biography of James Cook, the 18th century English explorer-seaman, and edited his Journals.

Works

• The Exploration of the Pacific,London: Adam & Charles Black,1934.
• The Life of Captain James Cook, London: Adam & Charles Black, 1974.
• Journals of Captain Cook, abridged edition, ISBN 0140436472
• Discovery of New Zealand

External link

• John Cawte Beaglehole Letters, 12th Aug 1926 - 3rd Nov 1927
• Beaglehole, Tim. 'Beaglehole, John Cawte 1901 - 1971'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (last update 16 December 2003)