William H. Honan (1930–2014)
Author of Treasure Hunt: A New York Times Reporter Tracks the Quedlinburg Hoard
About the Author
William Holmes Honan was born in Manhattan, New York on May 11, 1930. He received a bachelor's degree in history from Oberlin College in 1952 and a master's degree in drama from the University of Virginia in 1955. Before working at The New York Times, he was an associate editor at Newsweek, an show more assistant editor at The New Yorker, and the editor of The Villager. He started working for The Times in 1969 and retired in 2000. He was the editor of the Arts and Leisure section of the newspaper from 1974 to 1982. He also wrote several books including Visions of Infamy: The Untold Story of How Journalist Hector C. Bywater Devised the Plans That Led to Pearl Harbor and Treasure Hunt: A New York Times Reporter Tracks the Quedlinburg Hoard. He died from cardiac arrest on April 28, 2014 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by William H. Honan
Associated Works
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1991 (1991) — Author "Bywater's Pacific War Prophecy" — 14 copies
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- Canonical name
- Honan, William H.
- Legal name
- Honan, William Holmes
- Birthdate
- 1930-05-11
- Date of death
- 2014-04-28
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
- Places of residence
- Redding, Connecticut, USA
- Education
- Oberlin College (BA|1952)
University of Virginia (MA|1955) - Occupations
- journalist
author - Relationships
- Honan, Park (brother)
Burton, Nancy (wife) - Organizations
- Newsweek
The New Yorker
The Villager
The New York Times
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