John Etchemendy

American logician
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Summary

John Etchemendy was born in 1952[1] in Reno[2]. He has worked as a philosopher[3], logician[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and provost[7].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Field of work: philosophy[9]
  • Employer: Princeton University[10], Stanford University Philosophy Department[11], Stanford University[12]
  • Educated at: University of Nevada, Reno[13], Stanford University[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: John Perry[15]
  • Award received: Barwise Prize[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Doctoral student: Alan Michael Bush[18], Patricia A. Blanchette[19], Brian A. Epstein[20], Patrick Raphael Scotto di Luzio[21], Manuel Campos[22], Mark Greaves[23], Mun-Kew Leong[24], Sun-Joo Shin[25], Genoveva Marti[26]
  • Family name: Etchemendy[27]
  • Given name: John[28], William[29]
  • Professorship: Patrick Suppes Family Professorship in the School of Humanities and Sciences[30]
  • Official website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/john-etchemendy[31]
  • Work location: Stanford[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[33]
  • Affiliation: Stanford University Philosophy Department[34]
  • Birth name: John W. Etchemendy[35]

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Mark Greaves[36], a computer scientist[37], b. 1965[38].

FAQs

Where was John Etchemendy born?

John Etchemendy's place of birth was Reno[2].

What did John Etchemendy do for work?

John Etchemendy worked as a philosopher[3], logician[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and provost[7].

Where did John Etchemendy go to school?

John Etchemendy was educated at University of Nevada, Reno[13] and Stanford University[14].

What awards did John Etchemendy receive?

Honors received include Barwise Prize[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . apaonline.org. apaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received → —
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