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| Born | (1861-05-27)May 27, 1861 Walton, New York, US |
| Died | August 29, 1934(1934-08-29) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., US |
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| Occupation | Biblical scholar |
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| Children | 2 |
Irving Francis Wood (1861–1934) was an American biblical scholar.
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Professor Wood was born atWalton, New York on May 27, 1861.[1] He graduated fromHamilton College in 1885 with aBachelor of Arts degree, and taught atJaffna College,Ceylon, until 1889. Wood then studied for his Bachelor of Divinity degree atYale and completed it in 1892, the same year he met and married his wife, Katherine Hastings.[1] Katherine bore him two children, Constance and Edna, who both went to get collegiate degrees.
He taught for a short time at theUniversity of Chicago before taking a job as aprofessor of Biblical literature and comparative religion atSmith College in 1893. He went continuously studied and received aPh. D. from the University of Chicago in 1903 and aD.D. from Hamilton College in 1915. He requisitioned aleave of absence from Smith College for year's time (1934-25) to serve as a visiting professor inGinling College,Nanjing, China. Wood had served on Ginling's Board of Founders for an extensive period of time. During this period he also taught atDoshisa University in Japan. He retired from Smith College in 1930 and took trips back to China to guest lecture at Ginling and visit his daughter, who was amissionary.
He died at his home inWashington, D.C. on August 29, 1934.[2]
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