| John W. Yolton | |
| Birth Date: | October 31, 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Date: | November 3, 2005 |
| Death Place: | New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Cincinnati University of California, Berkeley Balliol College, Oxford |
| Employer: | Rutgers University |
| Occupation: | Historian of philosophy |
| 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]