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Diogenes Allen
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| Born | October 17, 1932 |
| Died | January 13, 2013 (aged 80) Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky; St John's College, Oxford; Yale Divinity School |
| Known for | interpreter of Simone Weil and Søren Kierkegaard |
| Awards | John Templeton Foundation Awards |
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| Fields | Philosophy; Theology |
| Institutions | Princeton Theological Seminary |
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Diogenes Allen (born October 17, 1932 – died January 13, 2013) was an American thinker. He was a philosopher and a theologian. A philosopher studies big questions about life and knowledge. A theologian studies religion and God. Diogenes Allen taught at Princeton Theological Seminary, a famous school. He was also a minister in the Presbyterian Church.
His Early Life and School Days
Diogenes Allen was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He went to the University of Kentucky and finished in 1954. After that, he started studying at Princeton University.
He then won a special award called a Rhodes Scholarship. This scholarship allowed him to study at St John's College, Oxford in England. While he was there, he studied philosophy. He also met his wife, Jane, who was a student too.
After returning to America, Allen continued his studies. He earned a special degree from Yale Divinity School in 1959. He became a minister in Windham, New Hampshire, in 1958. He then went back to Yale University to get his PhD in philosophy. He finished his PhD in 1965.
Teaching at Princeton
Diogenes Allen started his teaching career in 1964. He taught at York University in Canada. In 1967, Princeton Theological Seminary asked him to join their team. He became a professor of philosophy there.
By 1974, he became a full professor. In 1981, he was named the Stuart Professor of Philosophy. He taught at Princeton for 35 years. He retired in 2002. During his time there, he became an expert on Gottfried Leibniz. He also helped people understand the ideas of Simone Weil and Søren Kierkegaard.
Awards and Recognition
Diogenes Allen received many awards for his work. These included a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship and a Canada Council Fellowship. He also got research scholarships from different groups. He won two John Templeton Foundation Awards. These awards were for the best courses in science and religion.
In 1974, he received an Outstanding American Educator Award. He was also part of important groups. He helped start the American Weil Society. He was also on the board of directors for the Ecumenical Institute of Canada.
