Phillip E. Johnson

Phillip E. Johnson
Born	(1940-06-18)June 18, 1940 Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2019(2019-11-02) (aged 79) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Law professor, author
Known for	Intelligent design

Phillip E. Johnson (June 18, 1940 – November 2, 2019)^[1] was an American writer and law professor. He was the UC Berkeley law professor and co-founder of the pseudo-scientific intelligent design movement. He was an author of the "Wedge strategy" and co-founder of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture (CSC) .

He said of himself "the father of the intelligent design movement".^[2]

Johnson died on November 2, 2019 at his Berkeley, California home at the age of 79.^[3][4]

References

1. Died: Phillip E. Johnson, Lawyer who Put Darwin on Trial
2. "Defending Intelligent Design - NOVA". PBS. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
3. Klinghoffer, David (November 3, 2019). "Remembering Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019): The Man Who Lit the Match". Evolution News.
4. Reynolds, John Mark (November 3, 2019). "Gandalf Has Gone to the West (Phillip E. Johnson)". Eidos.