Carl Woodring

This message is 15 years late. Carl Woodring was a beloved teacher and my thesis adviser so long ago at Columbia (1973-77). I changed careers after teaching briefly and lost touch with that world, but his support was formative for me. He was such a kind and gentle soul, as well as a brilliant man.....not many like him.

Carl and San Woodring – Austin and I loved them and our daughters, Annabelle and Christiana, as they grew, loved them as well. Our daughters especially enjoyed watching and discussing moves with Carl, after San had died. Carl, San, Austin, Annabelle, and I all went to Rice and that was an important and strong connection. Carl and San chose Rice University as their beneficiary – they wanted to benefit the University where they met and that they stayed so connected to over the years. I am...

My mother, Wanda Woodring, spoke of her cousin Carl on several occasions. Carl attended our family reunions on more than one occasion. The Woodrings are an accomplished group. I am proud to say I am related. May Carl's family and friends be comforted to know my thoughts are with you in your loss.

Carl was a wonderful godfather to me, from baptism to adulthood, always remembering me at Christmas and on my birthday. He taught me to love the intellect and nature. I am glad for the days I spent with him in July and for the stories he told me. I loved him dearly andknow that he has enriched my life greatly.

Carl Woodring was a great teacher, a magnificent scholar, and a treasured friend.

Carl Woodring was my dearly loved cousin, our mothers being sisters. We shared our appreciation for Rice University, where we were both students. Through visits and letters, we maintained a fond relationship as he gained distinction as a man of letters. For me, the loss is deeply personal.

Carl Woodring was the best of teachers, colleagues, and collaborators. He was a remarkable man and a wonderful role model. Along with so many others whose lives he touched, I’ll miss him--and not expect to meet his like again.

Carl Woodring was a fine colleague, an admirable human being, and a great scholar of the Romantic era in English literature. Along with David Erdman, he pioneered the political study of the Romantic poets at a time when it was virtually unknown, He had a wry critical style full of sharp local details and inobtrusively sound judgment. His work will endure.

Carl Woodring was a giant among teacher-scholars of English literature of the Romantic and Victorian periods. Hundreds of his colleagues, students, and friends will miss him, but we shall be supported by his example and inspired by his career as long as we live.