William Still Littlejohn

William Still Littlejohn (19 September 1859 – 7 October 1933) was a Scottish-born schoolteacher who spent most of his working life in New Zealand and Australia.

[1] Educated at the board schools at Alford and Peterhead,[2] and Aberdeen Grammar School, Littlejohn then entered the University of Aberdeen, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1879.

[1] He was registered as a teacher in 1879 and taught at Clydesdale College, Hamilton, then tutored privately.

[1] Littlejohn's father and brother had emigrated to New Zealand, and in 1881 they obtained nominated passages for the rest of the family.

[2] William Littlejohn was mathematics and science master at Nelson College from 1882 to 1898, and headmaster for five years from 1899 to 1903.