Gordon S. Wood: key obituary facts
Is Gordon S. Wood dead? Yes. Gordon S. Wood died on June 7, 2026, at age 92.
Cause of death: Gordon S. Wood's cause of death was reported as traffic collision.
What was Gordon S. Wood known for?
He was an American historian.
More about Gordon S. Wood
Born: 27 November 1933.
Place of birth: Concord.
Gender: male.
Occupation: historian, university teacher, writer.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Tufts University, Harvard University.
Employer: Brown University, Harvard University, University of Michigan, University of Cambridge, College of William & Mary.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, National Humanities Medal, Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, Bancroft Prize, Pulitzer Prize for History, American History Book Prize.
Children: Christopher Wood.
Also known as: Gordon S Wood, Gordon Wood, Gordon Stewart Wood.
Occupations: Historian, author.
Gordon S.
Wood, an American historian whose books included The Radicalism of the American Revolution and Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815, died on June 7, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle. He was 92.
Born Gordon Stewart Wood in Concord, Mass., he taught at Brown University and also held appointments at Harvard University, the University of Michigan, the University of Cambridge and the College of William & Mary. A graduate of Tufts University, he later earned advanced degrees from Harvard and won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History for The Radicalism of the American Revolution. His honors also included the Bancroft Prize and the National Humanities Medal.