India, June 8 -- The world of historical scholarship lost one of its most respected voices with the death of Gordon S. Wood, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose work transformed understanding of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States. Wood died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 92 following injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Rhode Island with over a career spanning more than six decades, he authored dozens of books, essays and scholarly articles that became essential reading in American history programs worldwide.

Who Was Gordon Wood?

Gordon Stewart Wood was born on November 27, 1933, in Concord, Massachusetts, a town deeply connected to America's revolutionary heritage widely regarded as one of the m...