Walter de Havilland | |
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Born | Walter Augustus de Havilland 31 August 1872 |
Died | 20 May 1968 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 95)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Patent attorney |
Known for | Go |
Spouses | Yuki Matsukura
(m. 1927; died 1958)Rosemary Connor
(m. 1960) |
Children | Olivia de Havilland Joan Fontaine |
Relatives | Geoffrey de Havilland (half-nephew) Hereward de Havilland (half-nephew) |
Walter Augustus de Havilland (31 August 1872 – 20 May 1968) was an English patent attorney who became professor of Law at Waseda University and was one of the first Westerners to play the game of Go at a high level. He was the father of film stars Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine.