Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge

Canadian American theologian

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1867

Place of Birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1940

Profession: university teacher, philosopher, essayist

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge (March 26, 1867 – June 1, 1940) was a teacher at various American universities.
Woodbridge considered himself a naïve realist, deeply impressed with Santayana.
He spent much of his career as dean of Columbia University, where a residence hall and a professorship in philosophy are named in his honor.
He was editor of the Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods.
David and Lillian Swenson, translators of some of the works of Søren Kierkegaard, dedicated Concluding Unscientific Postscript, (1941) to Professor Woodbridge.