John F. Wippel

John F. Wippel
Born
John Francis Wippel

(1933-08-21)August 21, 1933
DiedSeptember 11, 2023(2023-09-11) (aged 90)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Roman Catholic)
ChurchLatin Church
Ordained1960 (priest)
Academic background
Alma mater
Doctoral advisorFernand van Steenberghen
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
Sub-disciplineMetaphysics
School or traditionThomism
InstitutionsCatholic University of America
Main interestsMetaphysics, Aquinas, Medieval philosophy

John Francis Wippel (21 August 1933 — 11 September 2023) was an American Catholic priest of the Diocese of Steubenville. He was a leading authority on the metaphysical thought of Thomas Aquinas. He won the Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy in 1981, two National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, and was named a Professor of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas. At the time of his death, he was serving as the Theodore Basselin Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.