Roland George Frean
- Born: 5 May 1930, Dargaville, Northland New Zealand
- Marriage (1): Margaret Irene Holford on 2 Apr 1958 in Taumaranui New Zealand 881
- Died: 10 May 1983, Interlaken Switzerland at age 53 881
Noted events in his life were:
• note. 881 Lisa Kriel notes:
Lived in lots of places growing up, as Fred taught at different country schools.
Boarder at New Plymouth BHS.
Went to Canterbury to do a BSc but switched to a BA in English & Philosophy. In mid 1950's, met "Miggs" through the Revue, which he was co-writing.
Married on Thur 2 Apr 1958 (is that the right year?) (Anglican, Taumaranui).
195? Went to Boston (Roly did Masters in English @ Harvard), Toronto. Margaret worked while Roly did his PhD (on Walter Pater's "Marius the Epicurean").
1959, 10 Mar b. Nicola Mary Toronto. (m Rhys Owen, b. Peter and Sally). Upper Hutt.
Returned to Christchurch, where Roly lectured English and Philosophy.
1961, 15 Mar b. Jessica Margaret Frean (de facto Peter Daivis, b. Alastair and Kate). Melbourne.
1963, 25 Sept b. Marcus Roland Frean
March. To Palmerston North when Roly became Professor of English at Massey (aged 32). He set up the new department, and sat on the University Council for many years thereafter. Became very interested in Joyce and Yeats, and was Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the State Literary Fund.
1966 21 Jan b. Benjamin Guy (when with Kelly, b. Jordan). Now in Wellington.
Margaret co-founded the Mother's Helpers Association (volunteer). Living at Karina Tce.
(approx) Moved to 7 Union St. Margaret working at the Crippled Children's Center next door. Roly, Margaret, Nicola and Jessica went to the UK for several months: sabbatical in Oxford.
197? Bought "the section" at 136 Atawhai Rd, with nothing on it.
1981 (approx.) moved from Union St to the new house on Atawhai Road.
Roly was invited to contribute to a new edition of the Collected Works of Walter Pater. They were travelling via Japan and Italy (esp. Florence) to Wolfson College in Oxford to do this when he suffered heart attacks and died at Interlaken Switzerland, 10 May 1983, aged 52.
Roland married Margaret Irene Holford on 2 Apr 1958 in Taumaranui New Zealand.881 (Margaret Irene Holford was born on 27 Jan 1932 in Taumaranui New Zealand and died on 28 Apr 1992 881.). The cause of her death was ovarian cancer.
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