George Leslie Adkin,his field of expertise is geologist, archaeologist, ethnology, photography, tramper and environment.

George Leslie Adkin

Date of Birth :

26 July 1888

Place of Birth :

Wellington

Country :

New Zealand

Field of Expertise :

geologist, archaeologist, ethnology, photography, tramper and environment.

Educational background :

He has completed his schooling by boarding at Wellington College.

Acheivements / Contributions :

Adkin continued his research into geology but discoveries of archeological sites led him into archeology and ethnology. In 1926, Adkin provided photographs for Te Hekenga, an account of Māori life in Horowhenua and with the help of local Māori, he described and mapped hundreds of Māori sites between the Manawatu and Ōtaki rivers.

Bibliography :

A bibliography of New Zealand geology to 1950,Bibliographic index of New Zealand stratigraphic names.