Background
Davis, William Stearns was born on April 30, 1877 in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Vail Wilson and Rebecca Frances (Stearns) Davis.
Davis, William Stearns was born on April 30, 1877 in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Vail Wilson and Rebecca Frances (Stearns) Davis.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1900, Master of Arts, 1901, Doctor of Philosophy, 1905.
Instructor Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1906-1907. Associate professor mediæval and modern European history, Oberlin, 1907-1909. Professor of history, University of Minnesota, 1909-1927.
Author: A Friend of Cæsar, 1900.
God Wills lieutenant, 1901, Belshazzar, 1902. A Victor of Salamis, 1907.
Outline History of the Roman Empire, 1909. The Friar of Wittenberg, 1912.
Readings in Ancient History, 1913.
A Day in Old Athens, 1914. A History of France, 1919. A Short History of the Near East, 1922.
Life on a mediæval Barony, 1923.
The Beauty of the Purple, 1924. The White Queen, 1925.
Europe Since Waterloo, 1926. Gilman of Redford, 1927.
Home: Exeter, New Hampshire (U.S.)
Married Alice Williams Redfield, September 5, 1911.