John Houston

Writer, Deceased Person

1891 – 1962

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Who was John Houston?

John Houston was a New Zealand historian and writer who specialised in the history of Taranaki Maori, and of the Taranaki land wars. He spent 30 years studying and recording Maori history and lore, the result of which was the posthumously published Maori Life in Old Taranaki. Other works included Turi of the Aotea canoe and the Encyclopedia of New Zealand biography of Kimball Bent.

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Born
1891
Nationality
  • New Zealand
Profession
Lived in
  • New Zealand
Died
1962

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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