Arlo Bates

Arlo Bates (December 16, 1850 – August 25, 1918) was an American author, educator, and newspaperman born in East Machias, Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1876, served as editor of the Boston Sunday Courier from 1880 to 1893, and later became a professor of English at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bates was known for his literary contributions including poetry, novels, short stories, and literary criticism.