William Herbert Dray
William H. Dray | |
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| Born | 23 June 1921 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 6 August 2009 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Writer, Philosopher, Professor |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) Oxford University (BA, MA, DPhil) |
William Herbert Dray (23 June 1921, in Montreal – 6 August 2009, in Toronto) was a Canadian philosopher of history. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa.
He is known for his version of anti-positivist Verstehen in history, in Laws and Explanation in History, and his work on R. G. Collingwood.