Allen Phillips Griffiths (11 June 1927 - 1 December 2014) was a Welsh philosopher and snuff enthusiast.

A. Phillips Griffiths (as he was published) or "Griff" (as he was known to colleagues) was born in Llandaff, in Cardiff, Wales on 11 June 1927.

[1] He was the son of John Phillips Griffiths (d. 1941) and Elsie Maud née Jones (d.

[4] His studies were interrupted by national service begun at the end of the war for which he served in the Intelligence Corps and was deployed to the Middle East.

[4] After his military service, he returned to study at Cardiff, graduating with first class honours in 1951.