Edmund Bohan

Edmund Bohan, also known as Ned Bohan (5 October 1935 – 23 March 2024), was a New Zealand historian, biographer, novelist, singer, and author.

In the 2019 New Year Honours, Bohan was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music, historical research and literature.

He died at Christchurch's Nurse Maude Hospice on 23 March 2024.

Published works

 * To Be a Hero: a biography of Sir George Grey (HarperCollins 1998).
 * Singing Historian: A Memoir (Canterbury University Press, 2012).
 * Edward Stafford: New Zealand's First Statesman (Hazard Press, 1994).