William Oliver Stevens Explained

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.^[1]

He taught at the United States Naval Academy (1905-1924) as Senior Professor and Executive of the English Department.^[2]

Stevens was also interested in ghost hunting and psychical research.^[3]

Publications

• Nantucket: The Far-Away Island (1936)
• Book: Old Williamsburg and Her Neighbors. 1938. Dodd, Mead & Company. New York.
• 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)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cranbrook.edu/sites/default/files/ftpimages/120/misc/misc_42301.pdf "William Oliver Stevens, 1878-1955"
2. https://www.nantucketarts.org/stevens-william-o.html "William Oliver Stevens
3. Jones, Louis C. (1947). Reviewed Work: Unbidden Guests: A Real Book of Ghosts. Journal of American Folklore. Vol. 60, No. 236. pp. 194-195.