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David Wood (dancer)
David Wood may refer to: Entertainment * David Duffield Wood (1838–1910), American composer, educator, and musician * David Wood (actor) (born 1944), English actor and playwright * David Wood (New Zealand musician), musician with Straitjacket Fits Politics * David Wood (politician) (born 1961), member of the Missouri House of Representatives * David Wood (environmental campaigner) (1963–2006), executive director of the GrassRoots Recycling Network Sports * David Wood (basketball) (born 1964), American professional basketball player * David Wood (cricketer) (born 1965), English cricketer Other * David Wood (British Army officer) (1923–2009), British Army officer * David Wood (journalist), American journalist * David Wood (judge) (born 1948), British judge * David Wood (mathematician) (born 1971), Australian mathematician * David Wood (philosopher) (born 1946), professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University * David Leonard Wood (born 1957), American serial killer * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Duffield Wood
David Duffle Wood (March 2, 1838 — March 25, 1910), sometimes written as David Duffield Wood or David Duffel Wood, was an American composer, educator, and musician. He was blind from early childhood. Wood was the organist and choir master at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia), St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia for 46 years. Early life and education David Duffle Wood was born in 1838 near Pittsburgh, one of the six sons of Jonathan Humphreys Wood and Wilhelmina Jones Wood. Through illness and accident, he lost his vision as a young child. He was five years old in 1843 when he was enrolled in the Overbrook School for the Blind, Institute for the Instruction of the Blind in Philadelphia. By the time he was sixteen, he was listed in the school's reports as an assistant music teacher. Beyond music, he also studied mathematics with James G. Blaine, while the future U. S. Secretary of State was a young teacher at the school for the blind. Career Wood was hired as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
