John Fleming Wilson (February 22, 1877 – March 5, 1922) was an American author, newspaperman, and prolific writer of short stories and adventure novels, best known for his travel books about sea life.

[1] He was a deep-sea sailor, a ship's officer in the merchant marine, wireless operator, and lived for a time in Japan.

[5] Wilson served overseas in France with the 7th infantry battalion of the Canadian Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919.

After the war he returned as a patient in a government hospital at Arrowhead Springs, San Bernardino.

[1] Wilson died from burns caused by a gas heater on March 5, 1922, at his home in Venice, at the age of 55.