Dove-Myer Robinson
Politician
1901 – 1989
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Who was Dove-Myer Robinson?
Sir Dove-Myer Robinson was Mayor of Auckland City from 1959 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1980, the longest tenure of any holder of the office.
He was a colourful character and became affectionately known across New Zealand as "Robbie". He was one of several Jewish mayors of Auckland, although he rejected Judaism as a teenager and became a lifelong atheist. He has been described as a "slight, bespectacled man whose tiny stature was offset by a booming voice and massive ego".
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1901
Sheffield - Religion
- Atheism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Profession
- Lived in
- Sheffield
- Died
- Aug 14, 1989
Auckland
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on July 23, 2013
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