Leonard Woods (college president)

Leonard Woods (November 24, 1807 – December 24, 1878)[1] was the fourth president of Bowdoin College.

Leonard Woods
4th President of Bowdoin College
In office
1839–1866
Preceded byWilliam Allen
Succeeded bySamuel Harris
Personal details
BornNovember 24, 1807
Newbury, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 24, 1878(1878-12-24) (aged 71)
Boston, Massachusetts
Alma materUnion College

Life and career

Born in Newbury, Massachusetts, Woods attended Phillips Andover Academy before graduating from Union College in 1827[2] with Phi Beta Kappa honors and membership in The Kappa Alpha Society. After having graduated from Andover Theological Seminary, he made a translation of George Christian Knapp's Christian Theology, which became long used as a textbook in American theological seminaries.

When he became president of Bowdoin in 1839, he was only 32 years old. He held his position until 1866. During his tenure, the College built Appleton Hall, the Chapel, and Adams Hall, which housed the Medical School of Maine and the undergraduate laboratories. Woods was a recipient of advanced degrees from Colby College, Harvard University, and Bowdoin. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1845.[3]

Woods died in 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Woods, Leonard § LEONARD WOODS (1807–1878)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 803.
  3. "American Antiquarian Society Members Directory". americanantiquarian.org. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
Preceded by
William Allen		 President of Bowdoin College
1839–66		 Succeeded by
Samuel Harris
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