James Cowan (New Zealand writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Cowan (New Zealand writer)

New Zealand writer and historian

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1870

Place of Birth: East Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Death: 06-Sep-1943

Profession: writer, historian, biographer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Cowan (14 April 1870 – 6 September 1943) was a New Zealand non-fiction author, noted for his books on colonial history and Maori ethnography.
A fluent Maori speaker, he was able to interview many veterans of the New Zealand Wars and his book The New Zealand wars: a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period (1922–23) was considered the definitive account until recent times.