In Memoriam John W. Yolton 1921-2005

An obituary for John W. Yolton, a prolific writer and a highly regarded editor, who died in 2005, is presented. Perhaps as important as Yolton's writing was his teaching. Nobody who sat in on one of his classes could not but be impressed with the way in which he was able to hold a class's...

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