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John Robert Jones
John Robert Jones (4 September 1911 – 3 June 1970), was a Welsh philosopher.He was born in Pwllheli, and went to school there before going on to study philosophy at the (then) University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1929. He graduated with first class honours and did research for an MA there before going on to on to take his D.Phil. at Balliol College, Oxford.
In 1939 he returned to Aberystwyth to lecture in philosophy, and in 1952 was appointed Professor of Philosophy at the then University College of Swansea. In 1961 he was visiting professor at Chapel Hill University, North Carolina. On his return to Wales, he became more politically active, speaking out against the investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales in 1969, resigning from the Gorsedd of Bards in protest. He held his Chair of Philosophy until his untimely death in 1970.
As a philosopher, he was influenced by Wittgenstein and Simone Weil. His writings dealt mainly with three problems: the nature of the self, the nature of perception, and the nature of universals.
Jones died on 3 June 1970. at his home in, Swansea, his funeral service was held at Penmount Chapel, Pwllheli, on 6 June. Provided by Wikipedia
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"From the first Arabic grammar printed at Granada in 1505 to the Arabic editions of the Dutch scholar Thomas Erpenius (d.1624), some audacious scholars - supported by powerful patrons and inspired by several of the greatest minds of the Renaissance - introduced, for the first time, the study of Arabic language and letters to centres of learning across Europe. These pioneers formed collections of Arabic manuscripts, met Arabic-speaking visitors, studied and adapted the Islamic grammatical tradition, and printed editions of Arabic texts - most strikingly in the magnificent books published by the Medici Oriental Press at Rome in the 1590s. Robert Jones' findings in the libraries of Florence, Leiden, Paris and Vienna, and his contribution to the history of grammar, are of enduring importance".
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