About William Oliver Stevens
Lived 1878 – 1955 (aged 76). William Oliver Stevens was an American writer and educator.
William Oliver Stevens (October 7, 1878 - January 15, 1955) was an American writer and Professor for the United States Naval Academy.
Stevens was born in Yangon. His grandfather was Francis Mason a famous missionary. He moved to the United States and graduated from Colby College in 1899 with a B.A. in English literature. In 1903 he received a Ph.D. from Yale University.
He taught at the United States Naval Academy (1905-1924) as Senior Professor and Executive of the English Department.
Stevens was also interested in ghost hunting and psychical research.
Publications Nantucket: The Far-Away Island (1936)
Charleston: Historic City of Gardens (1939) Discovering Long Island (1939) Pistols at Ten Paces (1940) Washington, the Cinderella City (1943) Unbidden Guests: A Book of Real Ghosts (1945) A History of Sea Power (1947) The Mystery of Dreams (1949) Psychics and Common Sense (1953)
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American writer and professor for the United States Naval Academy
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William Oliver Stevens was born on 7 October 1878.
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William Oliver Stevens died on 15 January 1955.
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