1907 – 1988
Victor Lowe (1907–1988) was an American philosopher best known as the foremost scholarly interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy. A professor at Johns Hopkins University, he devoted much of his career to clarifying Whitehead's metaphysical and logical doctrines, including the ontology of linguistic and symbolic entities.
Authored 'Understanding Whitehead' (1962), the definitive introductory study of Whitehead's philosophy
Wrote the two-volume biography 'Alfred North Whitehead: The Man and His Work'
Clarified Whitehead's treatment of symbolic reference and the ontology of language
Analyzed the type-token distinction as it applies to inscriptions and multiple readings
Established process philosophy as a rigorous academic discipline at Johns Hopkins