Joel Samuel Polack
Joel Samuel Polack | |
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| Born | 28 March 1807 London, England |
| Died | 17 April 1882 (aged 75) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Trader, merchant, writer, ethnographer |
| Known for | Early New Zealand settler, author of works on Māori culture |
Joel Samuel Polack (28 March 1807 – 17 April 1882) was an English-born New Zealand and American businessman and writer. He was one of the first Jewish settlers in New Zealand, arriving in 1831. He is regarded as an authority on pre-colonial New Zealand and his two books are often cited. He was a maternal uncle of Alexander Salmon.