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Davin is a surname and masculine given name. It may refer to the following people: Surname * Dan Davin (1913–1990), New Zealand author of Irish descent * Daniele Davin (born 1962), Italian retired footballer * Delia Davin (1944–2016), British sinologist * Félix Davin (1807–1836), French journalist, novelist and poet * Franco Davín (born 1970), Argentinian tennis player and coach * Joe Davin (1942–2013), Scottish footballer * Martin Davin (1905–1957), Scottish footballer * Maurice Davin (1842–1927), Irish farmer, co-founder and first president of the Gaelic Athletic Association * Niko Davin (born 1997), Namibian cricketer * Nicholas Flood Davin (1840–1901), Irish lawyer, politician and journalist * Patrick Davin (1962–2020), Belgian orchestra conductor * Tom Davin, American businessman and CEO * William Davin (1890–1956), Irish station-master and politician Given name * Davin Bellamy (born 1994), American football player * Davin Joseph (born 1983), American for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Davin
Daniel Marcus Davin (1 September 1913 – 28 September 1990), generally known as Dan Davin, was an author who wrote about New Zealand, although for most of his career he lived in Oxford, England, working for Oxford University Press. The themes of his earliest fiction, in short stories that include ''Saturday Night, Late Snow'', ''The Apostate, The Basket, The Vigil'', and ''The Milk Round'', were about "Mick Connolly" and his Irish Catholic family in largely Protestant Southland. Early life Davin was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, into an Irish Catholic family, and was educated at local Catholic primary schools and the Catholic boys secondary school, Marist College. He won a scholarship for a final school year at Sacred Heart College in Auckland, then a university scholarship to the University of Otago. In 1934, he received First Class Honours in English, and in 1935 a Dip. MA Single Honours in Latin. Winning a Rhodes Scholarship in 1935, he studied at Balliol College Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |