William James Rivers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William James Rivers

American classical philologist and historian

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1822

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jun-1909

Profession: historian, classical philologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

William James Rivers (18 July, 1822 – 22 June, 1909) was a famous and important Southern writer, educator, and a published author before, during, and after the Confederate States of America.
He has recently been re-published, his novel "Eunice: A Tale of Reconstruction Times in South Carolina" having been published as recently as 2006 by the University of South Carolina [1] and his unpublished manuscripts [2] forming an important part of the permanent manuscript collection of USC.
Tara Courtney McKinney, editor of the 2006 republication of "Eunice", has done a great deal of biographical research as well.