Colyer Meriwether Explained

Colyer Meriwether (8 April 1858 – 26 August 1920) was an American historian, educator, and writer.^[1]

Early life

Meriwether was born in Clark’s Hill, South Carolina. He earned an undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University in 1886, and the university awarded him a Ph.D. in 1893.^[1]

Career

In 1889–1892, Meriwether was employed by the Japanese government in Sendai.^[1]

He was elected a member of the Asiatic Society of Japan and the American Historical Association. He was secretary and treasurer of the Southern History Association.^[1]

Selected works

• History of Higher Education in South Carolina, 1889
• Date Masamune and His Embassy to Rome, 1892

See also

• Foreign government advisors in Meiji Japan

Notes and References

1. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tmsirecords/colyermeriwetherbiography.html "Colyer Meriwether" at Ancestry.com