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William Greenough Thayer Shedd (June 21, 1820 - November 17, 1894), American Presbyterian, was born in Acton, Massachusetts. In 1839 he graduated at the University of Vermont, and in 1843 at Andover Theological Seminary. After a short pastorate at Brandon, Vermont, he was successively professor of English literature in the University of Vermont (1845 - 1852), professor of sacred rhetoric in Auburn Theological Seminary (1852 - 1854), professor of church history in Andover Theological Seminary (1854 - 1862), and, after one year (1862 - 1863) as associate pastor of the Brick Church of New York City, of sacred literature (1863 - 1874) and of systematic theology (1874 - 1890) in Union Theological Seminary. He died in New York City on November 17, 1894. Dr Shedd was a high Calvinist and was one of the greatest systematic theologians of the American Presbyterian church. His great work was Dogmatic Theology (3 vols, 1888 - 1894). He served as editor of Coleridge's Complete Works (7 vols, New York, 1894), and he also wrote:
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