E. S. (Ernest Stuart) Bates

Ernest Sutherland Bates was an American writer, editor, and teacher. Reliable sources identify him as born on October 14, 1879, in Gambier, Ohio, and note that he studied at the University of Michigan and earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

He taught English and philosophy at Oberlin College, the University of Arizona, and the University of Oregon before moving further into literary and editorial work. Later he served as literary editor of the Dictionary of American Biography and also contributed to publications including the Saturday Review of Literature.

His books show a wide curiosity about American culture, religion, and government. Among the works associated with him are Mary Baker Eddy: The Truth and the Tradition, The Story of Congress, 1789–1935, The Story of the Supreme Court, and editions connected with the Bible, including The Bible: Designed to be Read as Living Literature.