Herbert James Paton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herbert James Paton

British philosopher

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1887

Place of Birth: Abernethy, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1969

Profession: university teacher, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Herbert James Paton FBA FSA Scot (30 March 1887 – 2 August 1969), usually cited as H.
J.
Paton, was a Scottish philosopher who taught at various university institutions, including Glasgow and Oxford.
He worked in British intelligence during the two world wars and played a diplomatic role on behalf of Poland at the 1919 Versailles conference.
In 1968, the year before his death, he published The Claim of Scotland, a plea for greater general understanding of the constitutional position of his own native country.