He also studied in Germany with Julius Stenzel and in Austria with Heinrich Gomperz.
[1] He had an interest in world politics, joining the new League of Nations at the age of 14.
Except for a wartime break in Naval Intelligence he taught at the University of Edinburgh, first as Assistant, later as senior lecturer in Greek language and Literature.
He was appointed Reader in Ancient Philosophy in 1964 and retired in 1980 at the age of 70.
Coxon is survived by his wife, Carolyn, and their three children, Alice, John and Edmund.