About Michael Inwood
Lived 1944 – 2021 (aged 77). Michael Inwood was a British philosopher and university teacher.
Michael James Inwood (12 February 1944 – 31 December 2021) was a British philosopher and fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. He is known for his works on Hegel, Heidegger and ancient philosophy.
On 13 March 1971, Inwood married Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood; she was then a doctoral student at Oxford and went on to become a classical scholar. They did not have any children, and she predeceased him in 2007.
Inwood died from lung cancer in Kidlington on 31 December 2021, at the age of 77.
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Who was Michael Inwood?
British philosopher (1944-2021)
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Michael Inwood was born on 2 December 1944.
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Michael Inwood died on 31 December 2021 in Kidlington.
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Michael Inwood was a philosopher and university teacher.
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