Allen Phillips Griffiths (11 June 1927 - 1 December 2014) was a Welsh philosopher and snuff enthusiast.
Allen Phillips Griffiths | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 December 2014 | (aged 87)
Nationality | Welsh |
Occupation | Professor |
Notable work | Knowledge and Belief On Belief |
A. Phillips Griffiths (as he was published) or "Griff" (as he was known to colleagues) was born in Llandaff, in Cardiff, Wales on 11 June 1927.[1] He was the son of John Phillips Griffiths (d. 1941) and Elsie Maud née Jones (d. 1975).[2][3]
After schooling at Whitchurch Cardiff Grammar,[1] in 1943 he began undergraduate studies of History at (the then) University College, Cardiff.[4] His studies were interrupted by national service begun at the end of the war for which he served in the Intelligence Corps and was deployed to the Middle East.[4]
After his military service, he returned to study at Cardiff, graduating with first class honours in 1951. In 1953, under the supervision of Professor H.H. Price,[1] he received a B.Phil. at Oxford.[4][5] He first taught at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1955–7),[1] before moving to Birkbeck College (1957–64).[4][1]
In 1964, Griffiths became founding Professor of Philosophy of the new University of Warwick. At the time, he was the youngest professor of philosophy in the UK.[4][1] He served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor there from 1970 to 1977, retiring in 1992 as professor emeritus.[1] He served as the Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy from 1979 to 1994.[5]
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Born 11 June 1927; s of John Phillips Griffiths and Elsie Maud (née Jones); m 1st, 1948, Margaret Lock (d 1974); one s one d; 2nd, 1984, Vera Clare (marr. diss. 1990); died 1 Dec. 2014