author
William Dodge Lewis
1870–1960
Best known as an American educator, editor, and writer, he helped shape reference books and classroom reading materials that reached generations of students. His work blended practical teaching experience with a talent for making information clear and usable.
1 Audiobook
The Silent Readers: Sixth Reader
by William Dodge Lewis, Ethel Maltby Gehres, Albert Lindsay Rowland
About the author
Born in Russell, New York, in 1870, William Dodge Lewis built a career that crossed teaching, school leadership, editing, and writing. Syracuse University describes him as an educator, writer, and alumnus who earned both bachelor's and master's degrees there, later receiving an honorary doctorate and a major alumni award.
Lewis is especially associated with educational publishing and reference works. Library and catalog records link him to school readers, English-language textbooks, dictionaries, and large reference compilations, showing how much of his writing focused on helping students and general readers learn more easily.
He died in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, in 1960. The surviving record suggests a long professional life centered on education and clear communication, which helps explain why his name appears on both classroom books and general reference volumes from the early twentieth century.