Background
Rockwell, William Walker was born on October 4, 1874 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis Williams (Medical Corps, 1884-1891) and Mary Gilbert (Davis) R.
Rockwell, William Walker was born on October 4, 1874 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis Williams (Medical Corps, 1884-1891) and Mary Gilbert (Davis) R.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1895. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Andover Theological Seminary, 1900. University of Berlin and Marburg, 1900-1904, Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Marburg, 1903.
Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Göttingen, 1914.
Doctor of Theology, University of Marburg, 1930.
1 daughter, Dorothy Converse (Mistress Drexell C. Clark). Married second, Katharine Lambert Richards (Bachelor of Arts, Smith. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia), November 8, 1934.
Foreign fellow Andover Theological Seminary, 1900-1902, and instructor in history, same, 1904-1905.
Ordained Congressional ministry, 1905. With Union Theological Seminary since 1905, respectively assistant professor church history, 1905-1917, associate professor, 1917-1925, acting librarian, 1908-1913, librarian ranking as professor, 1925-1942.
Librarian emeritus since 1942. Assigned a seat in faculty of political science, Columbia University, 1912-1942.
Also in faculty of philosophy, 1935-1937.
Visiting professor Divinity School of University of Chicago, or at Chicago Theological Seminary, 4 summers, 1925-1931. Studied and traveled in Europe 6 years since 1900. Chairman National Council Congressional Churches Commision on International Relations, 1929-1931.
Member advisory panel Committee on Free Church Policy and Unity, appointed by General Council Congressional Christian Churches, 1950. Member American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, 1915-1919. Member American Society Church History (president 1926), Mediaeval Academy of America, New York Mediaeval.
Clubs: Century, Grolier, Quill, Columbia University Faculty, Chi Alpha (president 1924), Archons of Colophon.
Married Ethel Dean Converse (Bachelor of Arts, Radcliffe), September 19, 1906 (deceased August 19, 1933). Married second, Katharine Lambert Richards (Bachelor of Arts, Smith.