William Peterfield Trent

William Peterfield Trent
Born	10 November 1862 Richmond, Virginia, C.S.
Died	December 7, 1939 Hopewell Junction, New York, U.S.
Education	University of Virginia
Occupation	Academic
Spouse	Alice Lyman
Children	1 son, 1 daughter

William Peterfield Trent, LL.D., D.C.L. (10 November 1862 – 7 December 1939) was an American academic and the author/editor of many books. He was a professor of English literature at Sewanee: The University of the South and Columbia University. While at Sewanee, he founded the Sewanee Review in 1892, a literary journal that continues to operate.