What is Liam Davison?
{{Infobox person | name = Liam Davison | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|07|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|07|17|1957|07|29|df=yes}} | death_place = near [[Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast|Hrabove]], [[Ukraine]] | death_cause = [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17|Air crash]] | nationality = [[Australia|Australian]] | other_names = | occupation = [[Writer]] | alma_mater = [[Chisholm Institute]] | employer = | known_for = }} '''Liam Patrick Davison''' (29 July 1957 &ndash; 17 July 2014) was an [[Australians|Australian]] [[novelist]]. He taught creative writing at the [[Chisholm Institute]] in Melbourne. He won awards for such as ''[[The Age]]'' Book of the Year Award and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. He sometimes wrote reviews for ''[[The Australian]]'' newspaper. Davison was born in [[Melbourne]]. He was married and had two children. Davison and his wife were on board the [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] when it was shot down on 17 July 2014, killing all people on board. He was 56. The flight was meant to go from [[Amsterdam]] to [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] but was shot down near [[Hrabove (Donetsk Oblast)|Hrabove]], [[Ukraine]]. He and his wife were among the 36 Australian citizens and residents killed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/novelist-among-10-vics-killed-on-mh17/story-e6frfku9-1226994361121|title=Novelist among 10 Vics killed on MH17|work=news.com.au|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|date=19 July 2014|accessdate=19 July 2014|archive-date=19 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719055236/http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/novelist-among-10-vics-killed-on-mh17/story-e6frfku9-1226994361121|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/davisonl/davisonl.html Liam Davison] at the [http://www.middl