Author: William John Locke
Alternate names: J. William Locke; William J. Locke; William J Locke; William John LOCKE
Born: 1863
Died: 1930
Bio: Born in British Guyana, he spent his early life alternating between the West Indies and England and graduated in mathematics from Cambridge University (<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_John_Locke>Wikipedia</a>).  He started in teaching but began a very successful writing career in 1894.