Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Born
28 December 1856
Died
3 February 1924 (aged 67)
Place of birth
Staunton, Virginia, USA
Birth name
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Height
180 cm
Known for
Writer

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election. As president, Wilson changed the nation's economic policies and led the United States into World War I in 1917. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his progressive stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism.