Josiah Flynt (properly Josiah Flynt Willard) (1869-1907) was an American sociologist and author, born at Appleton, Wisc. He was educated at the University of Berlin in 1890-95 and after several years of experience as a professional vagrant published in 1899 "Tramping with Tramps", a novel and picturesque study. His further works dealing with the lower and criminal classes include "The Powers that Prey" (1900), … Wikipedia
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