Background
Woods, Frederick Shenstone was born on March 8, 1864 in Monson, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frederick and Sarah H. (Shenstone) Woods.
Woods, Frederick Shenstone was born on March 8, 1864 in Monson, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frederick and Sarah H. (Shenstone) Woods.
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 1885. Master of Arts, 1888; Doctor of Philosophy, University Göttingen, 1894.
Assistant in physics and astronomy, Wesleyan University, 1885-1886. Teacher mathematics, Lima, New York, 1886-1890. Instructor mathematics, 1890-1895, assistant professor, 1895-1903, associate professor, 1903-1906, professor mathematics, 1906-1934, Massachusetts Institute Technology emeritus professor, since 1934, honorary lecturer, 1934-1935.
Lecturer mathematics, Harvard, 1898-1899.
Editor Annals of Mathematics, 1900-1911.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association of America, Psi Upsilon fraternity.
Married Ethel M. Eager, June 20, 1899. Children: Emily, Helen.