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William Cobb
Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus
Background
William S. Cobb, Jr. received his A.B. from Wake Forest University; his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary, New York; and his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He joined the William & Mary faculty in 1967.
