Colyer Meriwether

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

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.

Career

In 1889–1892, Meriwether was employed by the Japanese government in Sendai.

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.

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

References