Ledger Wood
American historian
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Ledger Wood (September 4, 1901 – December 7, 1970) was a twentieth-century American philosopher.
BornSeptember 4, 1901
Pueblo, Colorado
DiedDecember 7, 1970 (aged 69)
Columbus, Georgia
RegionWestern Philosophy
Ledger Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1901 Pueblo, Colorado |
| Died | December 7, 1970 (aged 69) Columbus, Georgia |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
Life and career
Wood received his doctorate from Cornell University in 1926 and was appointed assistant professor of philosophy at Princeton University in 1927. He remained a member of the Princeton Philosophy Department for 43 years, serving as departmental chair from 1952 to 1960. After his retirement in 1970, he was appointed McCosh Professor of Philosophy Emeritus.[1]