Gordon Wood, a professor emeritus at Brown University who was an influential scholar of the American Revolution, has died after being hit by a car in East Providence.

The Boston Globe

Gordon Wood, a professor emeritus at Brown University who was an influential scholar of the American Revolution, has died after being hit by a car in East Providence. https://t.co/RWeV9MA5hB

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) June 8, 2026