James Southall Wilson
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AlmamaterCollege of William & Mary[1]
EmployerUniversity of Virginia
TitleEditor of Virginia Quarterly Review
Term6
James Southall Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary[1] |
| Employer | University of Virginia |
| Title | Editor of Virginia Quarterly Review |
| Term | 6 |
| Successor | Stringfellow Barr |
| Spouse | 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.
