Background
Allan, George was born on January 1, 1935 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Son of William Murray and Melissa Ione Allan.
Allan, George was born on January 1, 1935 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Son of William Murray and Melissa Ione Allan.
Bachelor, Grinnell College, 1957. Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1963.
Doctorate in library arts (honorary), Dickinson College, 1995.
Instructor Grinnell College, Philosophy and Religion Department, Iowa, 1961—1962. Professor, philosophy Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1963—1996, dean, 1974—1995.
Member of American Conference of Academic Deans (board of directors 1993-1995), Association for Process Philosophy of Education (president 1997—2001), Society for the Study of Process Philosophies (co-founder), American Philosophical Association, Metaphysical Society of America (president 1999—2000), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Betsy Hertz, December 21, 1958. Children: James, Susan Elizabeth Hengeveld, Karen Elizabeth Blackledge.