Charles Johnson Woodbury

Charles Johnson Woodbury (September 15, 1844 – May 13, 1927) was American manufacturer, lecturer and poet.

Biography

Woodbury was born on September 15, 1844. A Williams College graduate, he met Ralph Waldo Emerson on November 7, 1865, when he lectured for one day, but stayed for a week because of positive reception fron students. Woodbury and Emerson became acquaintances, which Woodbury used their time to write Talks With Ralph Waldo Emerson.[1] He died on May 13, 1927, aged 83, in Oakland, California.[2][3]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Bosco, Ronald A.; Myerson, Joel (2003-02-26). Emerson in His Own Time: A Biographical Chronicle of His Life, Drawn from Recollections, Interviews, and Memoirs by Family, F. University of Iowa Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-87745-841-8.
  2. ^ "Charles Johnson Woodbury". The New York Times. 1927-05-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  3. ^ Council, Amherst College Alumni (1926). Amherst Graduates' Quarterly. Alumni Council of Amherst College.


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