Dr. William Starbuck Mayo (April 15, 1811 – November 22, 1895) was an American physician and writer who created the fantasy worlds "Kaloola" and "Framazugda".
After completing his medical studies in 1832, he practiced for a few years in Ogdensburg, but after due to ill health, he left America to take a tour of Spain and the Barbary Coast of North Africa.
Mayo returned to America, relocated his medical practice to New York City, and began to write professionally.
[3] In 1851, Mayo was married to Helen Cornelia (née Stuyvesant) Dudley Olmsted (1808–1890).
[4] By the time of their marriage, Helen was a widow of Henry Dudley and Francis Olmsted.