death_date birth_place subject birth_date article_title name occupation
06 august 1996 south africa canals 05 august 1909 charles hadfield -lrb- historian -rrb-
 charles hadfield historian
charles hadfield -lrb- historian -rrb-

charles hadfield -lrb- 5 august 1909 -- 6 august 1996 -rrb- was a canal historian and the author of many classic works on the british canal system , mostly published by the firm he co-founded , david & charles .
