death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
tin can bay , queensland , australia 23 october 2002 england 1917 david henry lewis
 david henry lewis sailor , author , doctor
david henry lewis

david henry lewis , dcnzm -lrb- 1917 - 23 october 2002 -rrb- was a sailor , adventurer , doctor , and polynesian scholar .
he is best known for his studies on the traditional systems of navigation used by the pacific islanders .
his studies , published in the book `` we , the navigators '' , made these navigational methods known to a wide audience and helped to inspire a revival of traditional voyaging methods in the south pacific .
