William Wheeler

William Wheeler (1851–1932) was an American civil engineer and educator.

Biography The fourth of eight children, William was born in Concord, Massachusetts to Edwin and Mary (Rice) Wheeler.

He was the second-youngest member of the pioneer class of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (MAC). The majority is of letters Wheeler wrote home while at the SAC, which includes "excellent accounts of travel in Japan," "Wheeler's impressions of Japanese culture," and "detailed insight into the work involved in establishing [the SAC]."

A Japanese author Tetsuo Takasaki took interest in Wheeler and with the help of several American contacts in Concord authored a biography in 2004. Titled "Hyōden oyatoi Amerikajin seinen kyōshi: Uiriamu Hoīrā", it was translated by Kazue Campbell, a former professor at Boston University, into English in 2009 as "William Wheeler-A Young American Professor in Meiji Japan."