Difference between revisions of "Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge"
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'''Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge''' ([[1867]] - [[1940]]) was a professor of philosophy. [[Woodbridge Hall]] is named after him. | '''Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge''' ([[1867]] - [[1940]]) was a professor of philosophy. [[Woodbridge Hall]] is named after him. | ||
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| + | While strolling through the Columbia campus with a student one day, Frederick Woodbridge suddenly remarked: "The Cathedral of Chartres was built by the spirit of the Virgin; the University of Virginia was built by the vision of Thomas Jefferson; Columbia was built by... McKim, Mead and White."<ref>http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=9252</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jwood/fjew/onfjew.htm Works on F. J. E. Woodbridge] | *[http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jwood/fjew/onfjew.htm Works on F. J. E. Woodbridge] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 30 May 2007
Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge (1867 - 1940) was a professor of philosophy. Woodbridge Hall is named after him.
Anecdote
While strolling through the Columbia campus with a student one day, Frederick Woodbridge suddenly remarked: "The Cathedral of Chartres was built by the spirit of the Virgin; the University of Virginia was built by the vision of Thomas Jefferson; Columbia was built by... McKim, Mead and White."[1]
