Pulitzer-winning historian Gordon Wood dies at 92, leaving a lasting mark on American founding studies

Gordon S. Wood, the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian of the American Revolution and Brown University professor emeritus, died at age 92 after a motor-vehicle/pedestrian accident. A prolific scholar and public figure, Wood authored influential works such as The Radicalism of the American Revolution and was honored with the National Humanities Medal in 2011 for illuminating the founding of the United States, leaving a significant impact on both academia and public understanding of America's origins.