Titus Coan

Titus Coan (1801-1882) was born in Connecticut and educated at East Guilford Academy. He graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary and received his ordination in 1833. He first traveled to the Argentine region of Patagonia for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) and then, as missionary and explorer, he was part of the early colonization of Hawaii. He later made two voyages to the Marquesas Islands. His observations of volcanic activity on Hawaii have been...See more

Titus Coan (1801-1882) was born in Connecticut and educated at East Guilford Academy. He graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary and received his ordination in 1833. He first traveled to the Argentine region of Patagonia for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) and then, as missionary and explorer, he was part of the early colonization of Hawaii. He later made two voyages to the Marquesas Islands. His observations of volcanic activity on Hawaii have been published in the American Journal of Science . Among his most noted works are Adventures in Patagonia (1880) and Life in Hawaii (1882). He died in Hawaii. See less