TITUS COAN
\tˈa͡ɪtəs kˈə͡ʊn], \tˈaɪtəs kˈəʊn], \t_ˈaɪ_t_ə_s k_ˈəʊ_n]\
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A noted American missionary; born at Killingworth, Conn., Feb. 1, 1801; died at Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 1882. After spending several months (1833-34) on a dangerous exploring expedition in Patagonia, he went to the Sandwich Islands (1835), occupying the Hilo station forty-seven years, and in that time converting 14,000 natives. He wrote: "Adventures in Patagonia" (1880); "Life in Hawaii" (1881).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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