Derek Wilson

Derek John Wilson (born 1922) is a New Zealand architect. He was active in Wellington. He is also known as an environmentalist, and has published several works.

Early life

Wilson grew up on a coastal sheep station owned by the Riddiford family at Tora, Wairarapa, where his father Clement Henry Wilson was the manager. His mother was Ida Agnes Wilson (née Clarkson). Wilson was the oldest of three children: his sister Joan and his brother Godfrey, who became and Anglican Bishop.

He attended Rathkeale College and Wanganui Collegiate schools.

During World War Two, Wilson trained as a pilot in Florida for the Fleet Air Arm.

Architectural practice

Wilson trained as an architect at the University of Auckland.

After graduating, Wilson left New Zealand and worked in London for Ramsey, Murray, White and Ward (the firm of two New Zealand ex-pats Keith Murray and Basil Ward), as well as for Sir Hugh Casson and the London County Council.

Returning to New Zealand, he settled in Masterton and then moved to Wellington to join forces with William Toomath to set up Toomath and Wilson. Toomath and Wilson were later joined by Don Irvine and Grahame Anderson in 1972, forming the firm Toomath Wilson Irvine Anderson Ltd.

Derek Wilson (basketball)

Derek Wilson (born 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years at Coastal Carolina University (1985–1989) where he scored 1,492 career points. A 6'7" power forward / center, Wilson was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 1987–88. It was the first of two consecutive seasons in which Wilson was named a First Team All-Conference performer. The following year, he was named an honorable mention All-American as well as the 1989 Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Although he went undrafted in the 1989 NBA Draft, he carved out a professional career overseas. He spent some time in Norway playing for Asker Aliens, but the majority of his expatriate career was spent in Luxembourg playing for various clubs (BBC Etzella Ettelbruck, BBC Nitia, Black Star, Bascharage).

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