[2] In 1951 he wrote a biography of Antonio Guzmán Blanco, the former dictator of Venezuela which was published by Columbia University Press.

[1] As head, Wise led a major expansion program of the University, and still held the honor of "chancellor for life" at the time of his death.

[5] Wise was also director of the Center for Advanced International Studies and a member of the board of governors for the University of Miami.

[7] He died in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 2, 1987, after suffering from heart failure for several months.

[2][1] Upon hearing of his death, former Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin described Wise as "the dearest man I ever met".