William Everdell

Who is William Everdell?

William Romeyn Everdell is an American teacher and author. Born in 1941, he graduated from St. Paul's School and from Princeton University. A Woodrow Wilson Scholar and Fulbright Scholar, he holds a Master's degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D in Modern Intellectual History from New York University. He served during the Vietnam War as a U.S. Marine NCO in Morocco and marched against the war following his discharge in 1968.

In 1970, he began teaching at Saint Ann's School, where he teaches world history. He has been a regular contributor to the New York Times Book Review, and is the author of books and articles on intellectual history. One book The End of Kings recaptures the historical definition of "republic" as a state not ruled by one person. Another, The First Moderns redefines "Modernism" as the abandonment of continuity in the arts and sciences that began in the West in 1872-1913.

He has also written on teaching history, and served on the Test Development Committee for the first Advanced Placement World History Exams.