Hugh Mellor

Hugh Mellor
Born
David Hugh Mellor

(1938-07-10)10 July 1938
London, England
Died21 June 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 81)
Education
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
Doctoral advisorMary Hesse
Other advisorsHerbert Feigl
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsDarwin College, Cambridge
Doctoral studentsKwame Anthony Appiah, Jeremy Butterfield, Tim Crane, Huw Price, Rebecca Roache
Main interestsMetaphysics
Philosophy of science
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of time
Notable ideasMellor's account of chance
Websitewww.phil.cam.ac.uk/people/teaching-research-pages/mellor/dhm11

David Hugh Mellor FBA FAHA (/ˈmɛlər/; 10 July 1938 – 21 June 2020) was a British philosopher. He was a Professor of Philosophy and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, later Professor Emeritus, of Cambridge University.