Arthur Stanwood Pier (1874-1966) was an American social and science fiction writer, he is best known for the St. Timothy's series. In 1890 he graduated from St. Paul's school and in 1891 he entered Harvard. In 1908 he was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters and from 1916 to 1921 he taught English composition at Harvard. In 1930 he was a master in the English department at St. Paul's. His works include: The Boys of St. Timothy's (1904), Harding of St. Timothy's (1906), The New Boy (1908), The Crashaw Brothers (1910), The Jester of St. Timothy's (1911), Grannis of the Fifth (1914), The Son Decides (1918), Dormitory Days (1919), David Ives (1922), Friends and Rivals (1925), The Rigor of the Game (1929), The Boy From the West (1930), St. Paul's School, 1855-1934 (1934) and God's Secret (1935).