Winnie Davin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Winnie Davin

Teacher, community worker, editor

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1909

Place of Birth: Otautau, Southland Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1995

Profession: teacher, social worker

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Winifred Kathleen Joan "Winnie" Davin (27 July 1909 – 26 March 1995) was a New Zealand teacher, community worker and editor.
She was born in Otautau, Southland, New Zealand on 27 July 1909.
A writer herself in her early years, she was primarily known for her encouragement and promotion of New Zealand writers.
She was the wife of the writer and publisher Dan Davin and a close friend and later literary executor of Joyce Cary.
One of her daughters, Delia, went on to become a leading writer on Chinese social issues.Davin died in 1995 in Oxford, England.