Titus Coan
Titus Coan (born February 1, 1801 in Killingworth (Connecticut) , † December 1, 1882 in Hilo , Hawaii) was an American missionary.
After being taught by private tutors, he worked as a teacher himself from 1819. In 1826 he went to New York, where he studied theology at Auburn Theological Seminary from around 1830 and was ordained in April 1833. In August he traveled to Patagonia for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions . After his return in 1834 he married Fidelia Church († 1872). In December he traveled to Hawaii, where he lived in Hilo from July 1835.
He provided medical care for the population and was the most important observer of the great Hawaiian volcanoes, especially the summit crater of Kilauea , for over forty years .
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| SURNAME | Coan, Titus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Killingworth (Connecticut) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1882 |
| Place of death | Hilo |