James Southall Wilson
James Southall Wilson | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | College of William & Mary[1] |
Employer | University of Virginia |
Title | Editor of Virginia Quarterly Review |
Term | 6 |
Successor | Stringfellow Barr |
Spouse(s) | Julia Tyler[2] |
James Southall Wilson (1880–1963) was an author, University of Virginia professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review. He organized the 1931 Southern Writers Conference.[3] His wife, Julia Tyler, was the granddaughter of President John Tyler and a founder of Kappa Delta sorority.[2] Wilson wrote the College of William & Mary's spirit song, "Our Alma Mater."[4]
Wilson wrote a biography of ornithologist Alexander Wilson in 1906.
References[]
- ^ "The Presidents of the William and Mary Alumni Association". William & Mary Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
1910-1911 James Southall Wilson, 1904 A.B., 1931 LL.D.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "A Guide to the James Southall Wilson Guest Book, ca. 1922-1937". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "James Southall Wilson". Virginia Quarterly Review. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "College of William and Mary Choir Alumni Section". College of William & Mary. 2008-08-21. Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1963 deaths
- College of William & Mary alumni
- American editor stubs
- Burials at the University of Virginia Cemetery
- University of Virginia faculty