Background
Ackrill, John LLoyd was born on December 30, 1921. Son of Frederick William and Jessi Anne Ackrill.
Ackrill, John LLoyd was born on December 30, 1921. Son of Frederick William and Jessi Anne Ackrill.
Student, St. John's College, Oxford, 1940-1941, 45-48.
Assistant lecturer in logic, Glasgow U., 1948-1949;
lecturer in ancient philosophy, University of Oxford, 1951-1952;
professor of history of philosophy, University of Oxford, 1966-1989;
emeritus, University of Oxford, since 1989. Fellow Brasenose College, Oxford, 1953-1989, emeritus, since 1989, tutorial fellow, 1953-1966. Member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1950-1951, 61-62.
Fellow Council of Humanities, visiting professor Princeton University, 1955, 64.
Captain British Army, 1941-1945.
Married Margaret Walker Kerr. 4 children.