Gerard C. Reedy, S.J., (October 25, 1939 – March 11, 2016) was an American Jesuit priest, academic and academic administrator. Reedy served as the 30th President of the College of the Holy Cross from 1994 until 1998. [1] He also served as a professor of English and academic dean at Fordham University for almost forty years. [1]
His writings include two books: The Bible and Reason: Anglicans and Scripture in Late Seventeenth-Century England and Robert South (1634-1716): An Introduction to His Life and Sermons. [1]
Reedy was born to Charles and Margaret (Deasy) Reedy on October 25, 1939, in Bellerose, New York. [1] He graduated from Regis High School, a Jesuit school in New York City, and entered the Society of Jesus in 1957. [1] He studied philosophy at Loyola Seminary and completed his degree in theology from the former Woodstock College in Maryland. [1] Reedy received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. [1]
Reedy died on March 11, 2016, at the age of 76. [1]