active 1803-1825 William Bennet Stevenson

William Bennet Stevenson was a British traveler and author active in the early 1800s. He is chiefly known for A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America, a three-volume work that draws on his experiences in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia and also discusses the revolutions unfolding in the region.

Because relatively little biographical information is easy to confirm, he is remembered more through his writing than through a detailed personal record. His narrative has endured as a useful firsthand source for readers interested in South American society, travel, and political change in the years around independence.

A portrait could not be confirmed from the available sources, so an illustration associated with his work is provided instead.