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Gavan (other)
Gavan may refer to: People First name *Gavan Daws (born 1933), American writer, historian, and filmmaker from Hawaii *Gavan Duffy (1874–1958), Canadian lawyer, judge, and political figure *Gavan Herlihy (born 1947), New Zealand politician *Gavan Horsley (born 1933), Australian rugby union player *Gavan Levenson (born 1953), South African professional golfer *Gavan McCarthy (born 1945), Australian rules footballer *Gavan McCormack, Australian researcher specializing in East Asia *Gavan McDonell (born 1932), Australian civil engineer *Gavan Moran (1936–1983), Australian rules footballer *Gavan O'Connor (born 1947), Australian politician *Gavan O'Herlihy (born 1954), Irish actor *Gavan Whelan, former member of James (band), James, an English rock band from Manchester Last name *Alexandru Găvan (born 1982), Romanian mountain climber *John Gavan (1640–1679), English Jesuit *Paul Gavan (born 1965), Irish politician Fictional characters *Gavan, from ''Space Sheriff Gavan'', a Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavan Daws
Gavan Daws is an American writer, historian and filmmaker residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. He writes about Hawaii, the Pacific, and Asia. He is a retired professor of history at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Daws is originally from Australia and got his B.A. in English and History from the University of Melbourne. He has a Ph.D. in Pacific History from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His best-known works are ''Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands'', in print since 1968; ''Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai'', the biography of a nineteenth-century missionary priest to Hawaii who served leprosy sufferers, and who has recently been canonized; and ''Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific.'' Daws co-produced and co-directed ''Angels of War: The People of Papua New Guinea and World War II'', which won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary. His other work includes song lyrics and a stage play with music and choreography. He is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |