John F. Wippel
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John Francis Wippel (21 August 1933 — 11 September 2023) was an American Catholic priest of the Diocese of Steubenville. He was a leading authority on the metaphysical thought of Thomas Aquinas.[1][2] He won the Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy in 1981, two National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, and was named a Professor of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas.[3] At the time of his death, he was serving as the Theodore Basselin Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
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Born | John Francis Wippel (1933-08-21)August 21, 1933 |
Died | September 11, 2023(2023-09-11) (aged 90) |
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Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholic) |
Church | Latin Church |
Ordained | 1960 (priest) |
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Doctoral advisor | Fernand van Steenberghen [de; fr; nl] |
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Discipline | Philosophy |
Sub-discipline | Metaphysics |
School or tradition | Thomism |
Institutions | Catholic University of America |
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