John W. Yolton | |
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Born | October 31, 1921
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | November 3, 2005 |
Education |
University of Cincinnati University of California, Berkeley Balliol College, Oxford |
Occupation | Historian of philosophy |
Employer | Rutgers University |
Spouse | Jean Yolton |
John W. Yolton (1921–2005) was an American historian of philosophy.
He taught at Rutgers University from 1978 to 1992, and was a dean from 1978 to 1985. He authored or edited 15 books, several of which were about John Locke.
Yolton was born in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama. [1] [2] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati, a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a DPhil from Balliol College, Oxford. [1] [2]
Yolton taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Baltimore, Princeton University, Kenyon College, the University of Maryland, and York University. [2] He was a professor in the Philosophy department at Rutgers University from 1978 to 1992, and a dean from 1978 to 1985. [2]
Yolton was the author or editor of 15 books, several of which were about John Locke. [3]
Yolton had a wife, Jean. [3] He died on November 3, 2005, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. [2]
John W. Yolton | |
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Born | October 31, 1921
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | November 3, 2005 |
Education |
University of Cincinnati University of California, Berkeley Balliol College, Oxford |
Occupation | Historian of philosophy |
Employer | Rutgers University |
Spouse | Jean Yolton |
John W. Yolton (1921–2005) was an American historian of philosophy.
He taught at Rutgers University from 1978 to 1992, and was a dean from 1978 to 1985. He authored or edited 15 books, several of which were about John Locke.
Yolton was born in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama. [1] [2] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati, a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a DPhil from Balliol College, Oxford. [1] [2]
Yolton taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Baltimore, Princeton University, Kenyon College, the University of Maryland, and York University. [2] He was a professor in the Philosophy department at Rutgers University from 1978 to 1992, and a dean from 1978 to 1985. [2]
Yolton was the author or editor of 15 books, several of which were about John Locke. [3]
Yolton had a wife, Jean. [3] He died on November 3, 2005, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. [2]