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.