William R. Ferris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

William R. Ferris

American writer and scholar

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1942

Place of Birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

Profession: musicologist, ethnomusicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Reynolds Ferris (born February 5, 1942) is an American author and scholar and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
With Judy Peiser he co-founded the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis, Tennessee; he was the founding director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, and is co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.