Edmund Bohan
Edmund Bohan | |
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.jpg) Bohan in 2019 | |
| Born | 5 October 1935 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 March 2024 (aged 88) Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Language | English |
Edmund Bohan MNZM, also known as Ned Bohan (5 October 1935 – 23 March 2024), was a New Zealand historian, biographer, novelist, singer, and author.[1]
In the 2019 New Year Honours, Bohan was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music, historical research, and literature.[2][3]
He died at Christchurch's Nurse Maude Hospice on 23 March 2024.[4]
He explained his approach to writing to Rachel McAlpine as follows: “My literary attitude is comparatively simple, and the same as my historical attitude. I’m a story teller: I want to know what happened."[5]
Published works
[edit]Political Biographies
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- Edward Stafford: New Zealand's First Statesman (Hazard Press, 1994).
- Blest Madman: FitzGerald of Canterbury (Canterbury University Press, 1998).
- To Be a Hero: a biography of Sir George Grey (HarperCollins 1998).
Historical Detective Novels
[edit]Source:[5]
- The Opawa Affair (Hazard Press, 1996).
- The Dancing Man (Hazard Press, 1997).
- The Matter of Parihaka (Hazard Press, 1999).
- Singing Historian: A Memoir (Canterbury University Press, 2012).
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bohan, Edmund". ReadNZ. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ↑ "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ↑ "Opera singer and historian Edmund Bohan recognised with Honour". Radio New Zealand. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ↑ "Edmund Bohan Obituary". The Press. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 McAlpine, Rachel (2000). Nine Winning Habits of Successful Authors. Wellington, New Zealand: CC Press. pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-473-06556-8.
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