Gangbare naam: Gavin, Catherine
Officiële naam: Gavin, Catherine Irvine
Geboortedatum: 1907-05-13
Overlijdensdatum: 1999-12-27
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: UK
Geboorteplaats: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Woonplaatsen: San Francisco, California, USA
Opleiding: University of Aberdeen (Franse Geschiedenis ∙ PhD)
Beroepen: Schrijver
Correspondent (WWII)
Korte biografie: Dr. Catherine Gavin was a distinguished Scottish writer and graduate of the University of Aberdeen. Her specialty was French history. She was on the faculty as an assistant in history in 1932-1934 and 1941-1943. During World War II, as a war correspondent, Dr. Gavin was accredited to Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, and for nine months alternated between combat reporting and covering the complex political situation in Paris. She was present at the German surrender at Rheims in May 1945, and was later decorated for her war efforts with the 1939-1945 Star and the France and Germany Star. Catherine Gavin dedicated her book A Dawn of Splendour (1990), to George MacNicol, the then Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University. Sadly, Dr. Gavin died in 1999. Although in failing health, she made a final visit to the University, from her home in San Francisco, earlier that same year.

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The House Of War door Gavin Catherine

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Olga, de dochter van de tsaar door Catherine Gavin

Read this book many years ago, in my teenage years. Having read it again did not spoil my memory of this book, I still like it a lot.
It's a combination of a war story, dramatized version of the events in WW I and the Russian revolution, only a touch of romance and an account of the last years of the imperial family of Czar Nicholas. Historians will probably find many 'wrongs', but I just too the book for what it is: fiction.

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The Snow Mountain door Catherine Gavin

A excellent historical novel chronicling Russia during the First World War and the Russian Revolution. Catherine Gavin mixes the story of the Russian Imperial family with the stories of a soldier, a American vice-consul, and a female revolutionary. This offers a diverse portrait of Russia as it experienced the tumult of war and revolution. The author vividly creates these characters and makes their differing actions understandable. One of the better novels to portray the Romanov family and a good read for those interested in this era.… (meer)

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