Tom Woosnam – Teaching the Shakespeare Authorship Question

Bio: Tom Woosnam was born in England, where he earned his B.Sc. in physics from Imperial College, London. After teaching in Chile he received his M.A. from Stanford in 1976 and taught high school physics and math in California before retiring with his wife Julia to Ashland, Oregon, in 2019. His avocation is acting. He has performed in over 60 amateur and professional productions, including seven Oxfordian plays. About his fascination with the Shakespeare authorship question, Tom has stated: “It’s all about the data.” He adds that this is “also a subject that disdains authority as the ultimate arbiter of truth. We’ve all noticed that the case for Oxford attracts a large number of people whose jobs center around evidence — lawyers, judges, engineers, scientists, and others. I am no different.” Tom was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Trustees at the Annual Meeting in 2021.