Smith, George F. (George Francis), 1894-1962
Dates
- Existence: 1894 - 1962
Biographical Note
George F. Smith, born in Upton, Massachusetts, earned A.B. and M.A. degrees at Woodstock College and was ordained in Italy (1927). He travelled and studied throughout Europe and earned a Ph. D. from the Gregorian University in Rome (1928). He taught modern languages, European history, and church history at Weston College and Boston College. Smith was a distinguished linguist who read and spoke ten languages. He was passionate about horticulture and fishing. Smith died in 1962.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
George F. Smith, SJ papers
Papers that document the education and religious training of George F. Smith, SJ, primarily in the years surrounding his ordination in 1927. Consists of diaries with letters, photographs, clippings, and ephemera, as well as two passports.
Collection is open for research.