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Haviland Lake
Haviland can refer to: People * Aslaug Haviland (1913–2003), deaf and blind Norwegian woman and motivational speaker * Chris Haviland (born 1952), Australian politician * David B. Haviland (born 1961), Swedish-American physicist * Edna Haviland (1896-1981), Canadian chemist * Frank Burty Haviland (1886–1971), French Cubist painter * George Darby Haviland (1857-1901), British surgeon and naturalist * James W. Haviland (1911-2007), American doctor and specialist in Internal Medicine * John Haviland, professor of Linguistics and Anthropology * John Haviland (physician) (1785–1851), professor of medicine at Cambridge * John Kenneth Haviland, American pilot who flew for the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain * Laura Smith Haviland (1808–1898), American abolitionist, suffragette and social reformer * Mike Haviland (born 1967), American ice hockey coach * Paul Haviland (1880–1950), French-American photographer, writer and arts critic * Stanley Haviland (1899–1972), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aslaug Haviland
Aslaug Haviland (January 19, 1913 – January 6, 2003), known as "Utah's Helen Keller" was a deaf and blind Norwegian woman who came to the United States at the age of 16 to attend the Perkins School for the Blind, Perkins Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. She became a nationally renowned motivational speaker. Biography Aslaug Haviland was born in Bergen, Norway, on January 19, 1913. At age 12 she contracted scarlet fever, and as a result lost both her hearing and vision. Little is known about her early life except that after the loss of her hearing she first attended Norway's school for the deaf, where she learned sign language, and later went on to attend the Royal School for the Blind. At the age of 16, Haviland's family was able to save up enough money to send her to the Perkins School for the Blind. There was not, however, enough money for anyone to travel with her, so Haviland traveled alone by boat to Boston. She recorded that all of the individuals on the boat, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Heath Haviland
Thomas Heath Haviland (13 November 1822 – 11 September 1895) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and father of Canadian Confederation. He was born in, and died in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 18 October 1873, and represented Prince Edward Island as a Conservative until his resignation on 1 July 1879. He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Thomas Heath Haviland Sr., and was educated in Belgium. On his return, he studied law and was called to the bar in 1846. In 1847, he married Anne Elizabeth Grubbe. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Georgetown and Royalty in 1846 and served until 1876. Haviland served in the provincial Executive Council from 1859 to 1862, from 1865 to 1867 and from 1870 to 1872. From 1863 to 1864, he was speaker for the assembly. He was also a colonel in the local militia. Haviland served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1879 to 1884. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |