Arthur Vernon Woodworth was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1865. He attended the Roxbury Latin School before enrolling at Harvard University. After graduation in 1891, he earned a BA in divinity from Cambridge Episcopal Theological School and a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Freiburg, Germany in 1896. Upon receiving his PhD, Woodworth served as secretary to a committee researching the living conditions of unemployed people in Great Britain.
In 1898, Woodworth joined the Boston Stock Exchange. Ten years later he became a partner in a brokerage firm. In 1920, he resigned this position and joined the faculty at HBS as Instructor in Finance. In 1928 he was appointed Professor of Finance, a position he held until 1935, when he retired at the age of seventy. In addition to teaching at at HBS, Woodworth tutored students in history, government, and economics.
Professor Woodworth was married with three children. He died in Boston in 1950.
From the guide to the Arthur Vernon Woodworth Papers, 1898-1950, (Baker Library, Harvard Business School)
