William Averill Stowell

William Averill Stowell (born March 29, 1882 in Appleton , † May 29, 1950 in New York City ) was an American novelist and author.

Life

Stowell studied at Princeton University (bachelor's degree in 1904), and from 1906 to 1907 in Paris at the Collège de France and at the École pratique des hautes études . He received his doctorate in 1908 from Johns Hopkins University under Edward Cooke Armstrong with the work Old-French titles of respect in direct address (Baltimore 1908). From 1909 to 1920 Stowell taught at Amherst College . Stowell published three novels, one of which was translated into German.

The Wake of the Setting Sun , New York 1923 (western novel)
The Mystery of the Singing Walls , 1925 (detective novel; German: The house of humming walls , Dresden 1927, Berlin 1937)
The Marston Murder Case , New York 1930 (detective novel)

personal data
SURNAME	Stowell, William Averill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American novelist and author
DATE OF BIRTH	March 29, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH	Appleton
DATE OF DEATH	May 29, 1950
Place of death	New York City