About Francis Woodman
Lived 1864 – 1959 (aged 94–95). Francis Woodman was an American teacher.
Francis Call Woodman (June 13, 1864 – September 4, 1959) was an American teacher and educational administrator. Woodman co-founded the Morristown School (now the Morristown-Beard School) in Morristown, New Jersey and was its headmaster for nineteen years.
Early life
Woodman was born on June 13, 1864. He grew up in Jamaica Plain, a historic neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were Anna Gaietti call and George Frederick Woodman.
Woodman then completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University in 1888. In an exhibition game played against Phillips Exeter Academy, Woodman successfully kicked twenty field goals.
Career
Following graduation from college, Woodman joined the publishing firm Longmans, Green, & Co. (now an imprint of Pearson PLC).
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Who was Francis Woodman?
American schoolteacher
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Francis Woodman was born in 1864.
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Francis Woodman died in 1959.
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Francis Woodman was a teacher.
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Francis Woodman was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Francis Woodman. https://biography.guide/francis-woodman/
MLA: "Francis Woodman." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/francis-woodman/.
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