Ledger Wood

Ledger Wood (September 4, 1901 – December 7, 1970) was a twentieth-century American philosopher.

Ledger Wood
BornSeptember 4, 1901
Pueblo, Colorado
DiedDecember 7, 1970
Columbus, Georgia
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
SchoolModern 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]

Major works

Books

  • The Analysis of Knowledge. 1941.
  • A History of Philosophy. co-authored by Frank Thilly. McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1951.CS1 maint: others (link)

Notes

  1. "Dr. Ledger Wood, Princeton Teacher, 69" (obituary), New York Times, 9 Dec. 1970, p. 38
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