David Bostock (1936 – 29 October 2019) was a British philosopher and a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford.
Bostock was subsequently an Emeritus Fellow of Merton College until his death on 29 October 2019.
[4] Bostock wrote extensively on a range of philosophical issues, with particular focus on ancient philosophy.
His publications included: In 1961 Bostock married, first, Jenny Lawton (died 1996), by whom he had two children, Timothy and Penelope.
In 2002 he married, secondly, Rosanne, the daughter of Colonel Atherton George ffolliott Powell.